2021–22 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2021–22 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, established in June 1979, and the 24th season since the franchise relocated from the Hartford Whalers to start the 1997–98 NHL season. On April 9, 2022, the Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth after a 5–3 win against the Buffalo Sabres.^[2]

2021–22 Carolina Hurricanes
Metropolitan Division champions
Division	1st Metropolitan
Conference	2nd Eastern
2021–22 record	54–20–8
Home record	29–8–4
Road record	25–12–4
Goals for	278
Goals against	202
Team information
General manager	Don Waddell
Coach	Rod Brind'Amour
Captain	Jordan Staal
Alternate captains	Sebastian Aho Jordan Martinook Jaccob Slavin
Arena	PNC Arena
Average attendance	17,210[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Chicago Wolves (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Sebastian Aho (37)
Assists	Sebastian Aho (44)
Points	Sebastian Aho (81)
Penalty minutes	Ian Cole (83)
Plus/minus	Jaccob Slavin (+35)
Wins	Frederik Andersen (35)
Goals against average	Frederik Andersen (2.17)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

In the playoffs, the Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins in the first round in seven games, but they were upset in the Second Round by the New York Rangers, losing in seven games.^[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Carolina Hurricanes	82	54	20	8	47	278	202	+76	116
2	x – New York Rangers	82	52	24	6	44	254	207	+47	110
3	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	46	25	11	37	272	229	+43	103
4	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
5	New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
6	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
7	New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
8	Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
2	ME	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
3	ME	New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
4	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
5	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
9	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61
10	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2021 preseason: 1–2–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Andersen PNC Arena 8,136 1–0–0 [6] 2 October 1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–8 Raanta Amalie Arena 12,509 1–1–0 [7] 3 October 5 Nashville Predators 2–3 OT Raanta PNC Arena 7,011 1–1–1 [8] 4 October 9 @ Nashville Predators 3–4 Andersen Bridgestone Arena 15,095 1–2–1 [9]

Regular season

2021–22 game log
October: 8–0–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 3–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 14 New York Islanders 6–3 Andersen PNC Arena 18,680 1–0–0 2 [10] 2 October 16 @ Nashville Predators 3–2 Andersen Bridgestone Arena 17,162 2–0–0 4 [11] 3 October 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Andersen Bell Centre 19,174 3–0–0 6 [12] 4 October 23 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 Andersen Nationwide Arena 14,386 4–0–0 8 [13] 5 October 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 Andersen PNC Arena 14,011 5–0–0 10 [14] 6 October 28 Boston Bruins 3–0 Andersen PNC Arena 16,093 6–0–0 12 [15] 7 October 29 Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 Raanta PNC Arena 16,434 7–0–0 14 [16] 8 October 31 Arizona Coyotes 2–1 Andersen PNC Arena 14,343 8–0–0 16 [17]
November: 7–5–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 6–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 9 November 3 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Andersen United Center 16,449 9–0–0 18 [18] 10 November 6 @ Florida Panthers 2–5 Andersen FLA Live Arena 13,835 9–1–0 18 [19] 11 November 9 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 OT Andersen Amalie Arena 19,092 10–1–0 20 [20] 12 November 12 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Andersen PNC Arena 18,680 10–2–0 20 [21] 13 November 13 St. Louis Blues 3–2 Lyon PNC Arena 18,680 11–2–0 22 [22] 14 November 16 @ Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 Raanta T-Mobile Arena 17,737 12–2–0 24 [23] 15 November 18 @ Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Andersen Honda Center 12,379 13–2–0 26 [24] 16 November 20 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Andersen Staples Center 15,744 14–2–0 28 [25] 17 November 22 @ San Jose Sharks 1–2 OT Raanta SAP Center 10,970 14–2–1 29 [26] 18 November 24 @ Seattle Kraken 1–2 Andersen Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 14–3–1 29 [27] 19 November 26 @ Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 Raanta Wells Fargo Center 18,959 15–3–1 31 [28] 20 November 28 Washington Capitals 2–4 Andersen PNC Arena 18,815 15–4–1 31 [29] 21 November 30 @ Dallas Stars 1–4 Andersen American Airlines Center 17,345 15–5–1 31 [30]
December: 7–2–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 22 December 2 Ottawa Senators 2–3 Raanta PNC Arena 14,915 15–6–1 31 [31] 23 December 4 Buffalo Sabres 6–2 Raanta PNC Arena 18,680 16–6–1 33 [32] 24 December 7 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–2 Andersen Canada Life Centre 13,761 17–6–1 35 [33] 25 December 9 @ Calgary Flames 2–1 OT Andersen Scotiabank Saddledome 15,620 18–6–1 37 [34] 26 December 11 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Andersen Rogers Place 18,025 19–6–1 39 [35] 27 December 12 @ Vancouver Canucks 1–2 Raanta Rogers Arena 18,714 19–7–1 39 [36] — December 14 @ Minnesota Wild Postponed due to COVID-19.[37] Moved to February 12.[38] 28 December 16 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 Andersen PNC Arena 16,017 20–7–1 41 [39] 29 December 18 Los Angeles Kings 5–1 Andersen PNC Arena 16,238 21–7–1 43 [40] — December 19 Nashville Predators Postponed due to COVID-19.[41] Moved to February 18.[38] — December 21 @ Boston Bruins Postponed due to COVID-19.[42] Moved to February 10.[38] — December 23 @ Ottawa Senators Postponed due to COVID-19.[43] Moved to February 8.[38] — December 27 Florida Panthers Postponed due to COVID-19.[44] Moved to February 16.[38] 30 December 30 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Raanta PNC Arena 17,722 22–7–1 45 [45]
January: 9–2–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 31 January 1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 7–4 Andersen Nationwide Arena 15,736 23–7–1 47 [46] — January 3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Postponed due to attendance restrictions.[47] Moved to February 7.[38] 32 January 7 Calgary Flames 6–3 Andersen PNC Arena 16,281 24–7–1 49 [48] 33 January 8 Florida Panthers 3–4 OT Lyon PNC Arena 18,680 24–7–2 50 [49] — January 11 @ Philadelphia Flyers Postponed due to COVID-19.[50] Moved to February 21.[38] 34 January 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–6 Andersen PNC Arena 15,979 24–8–2 50 [51] 35 January 15 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Andersen PNC Arena 17,435 25–8–2 52 [52] 36 January 18 @ Boston Bruins 7–1 Andersen TD Garden 17,850 26–8–2 54 [53] 37 January 21 New York Rangers 6–3 Andersen PNC Arena 16,118 27–8–2 56 [54] 38 January 22 @ New Jersey Devils 4–7 LaFontaine Prudential Center 13,657 27–9–2 56 [55] 39 January 25 Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 OT Andersen PNC Arena 15,228 28–9–2 58 [56] 40 January 27 @ Ottawa Senators 3–2 SO Andersen Canadian Tire Centre 0 29–9–2 60 [57] 41 January 29 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Raanta PNC Arena 18,956 30–9–2 62 [58] 42 January 30 San Jose Sharks 2–1 Andersen PNC Arena 15,975 31–9–2 64 [59]
February: 6–2–2 (home: 3–0–1; road: 3–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 43 February 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 OT Andersen Scotiabank Arena 500 31–9–3 65 [60] 44 February 8 @ Ottawa Senators 3–4 Raanta Canadian Tire Centre 500 31–10–3 65 [61] 45 February 10 @ Boston Bruins 6–0 Andersen TD Garden 17,850 32–10–3 67 [62] 46 February 12 @ Minnesota Wild 2–3 Andersen Xcel Energy Center 18,802 32–11–3 67 [63] 47 February 16 Florida Panthers 2–3 OT Andersen PNC Arena 16,986 32–11–4 68 [64] 48 February 18 Nashville Predators 5–3 Andersen PNC Arena 18,911 33–11–4 70 [65] 49 February 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Raanta PPG Paints Arena 18,429 34–11–4 72 [66] 50 February 21 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 OT Andersen Wells Fargo Center 14,591 35–11–4 74 [67] 51 February 25 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 Andersen PNC Arena 17,112 36–11–4 76 [68] 52 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 Andersen PNC Arena 18,801 37–11–4 78 [69]
March: 8–4–4 (home: 6–1–2; road: 2–3–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 53 March 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–4 OT Raanta Little Caesars Arena 14,874 37–11–5 79 [70] 54 March 3 @ Washington Capitals 0–4 Andersen Capital One Arena 18,573 37–12–5 79 [71] 55 March 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Raanta PNC Arena 19,023 38–12–5 81 [72] 56 March 6 Seattle Kraken 3–2 Raanta PNC Arena 18,156 39–12–5 83 [73] 57 March 10 Colorado Avalanche 2–0 Raanta PNC Arena 18,056 40–12–5 85 [74] 58 March 12 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 Andersen PNC Arena 18,680 41–12–5 87 [75] 59 March 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Raanta PPG Paints Arena 17,866 41–13–5 87 [76] 60 March 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Andersen Scotiabank Arena 18,134 41–14–5 87 [77] 61 March 18 Washington Capitals 3–4 SO Raanta PNC Arena 18,680 41–14–6 88 [78] 62 March 20 New York Rangers 0–2 Andersen PNC Arena 18,680 41–15–6 88 [79] 63 March 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 Andersen PNC Arena 16,783 42–15–6 90 [80] 64 March 24 Dallas Stars 3–4 SO Andersen PNC Arena 16,421 42–15–7 91 [81] 65 March 26 @ St. Louis Blues 7–2 Raanta Enterprise Center 18,096 43–15–7 93 [82] 66 March 28 @ Washington Capitals 6–1 Andersen Capital One Arena 18,573 44–15–7 95 [83] 67 March 29 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 OT Raanta Amalie Arena 19,092 44–15–8 96 [84] 68 March 31 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Andersen PNC Arena 15,289 45–15–8 98 [85]
April: 9–5–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 69 April 2 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Andersen PNC Arena 16,375 45–16–8 98 [86] 70 April 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Andersen KeyBank Center 8,984 45–17–8 98 [87] 71 April 7 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Andersen PNC Arena 15,639 46–17–8 100 [88] 72 April 8 New York Islanders 1–2 Andersen PNC Arena 17,279 46–18–8 100 [89] 73 April 10 Anaheim Ducks 5–2 Andersen PNC Arena 17,342 47–18–8 102 [90] 74 April 12 @ New York Rangers 4–2 Andersen Madison Square Garden 18,006 48–18–8 104 [91] 75 April 14 Detroit Red Wings 0–3 Raanta PNC Arena 17,811 48–19–8 104 [92] 76 April 16 @ Colorado Avalanche 4–7 Andersen Ball Arena 18,091 48–20–8 104 [93] 77 April 18 @ Arizona Coyotes 5–3 Raanta Gila River Arena 8,496 49–20–8 106 [94] 78 April 21 Winnipeg Jets 4–2 Raanta PNC Arena 17,587 50–20–8 108 [95] 79 April 23 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 OT Kochetkov Prudential Center 10,376 51–20–8 110 [96] 80 April 24 @ New York Islanders 5–2 Kochetkov UBS Arena 15,945 52–20–8 112 [97] 81 April 26 @ New York Rangers 4–3 Kochetkov Madison Square Garden 17,358 53–20–8 114 [98] 82 April 28 New Jersey Devils 6–3 Raanta PNC Arena 18,040 54–20–8 116 [99]
2021–22 schedule   Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Boston Bruins: Carolina won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 Boston 1–5 Carolina Raanta 18,680 1–0 [100] 2 May 4 Boston 2–5 Carolina Kochetkov 18,880 2–0 [101] 3 May 6 Carolina 2–4 Boston Kochetkov 17,850 2–1 [102] 4 May 8 Carolina 2–5 Boston Raanta 17,850 2–2 [103] 5 May 10 Boston 1–5 Carolina Raanta 19,163 3–2 [104] 6 May 12 Carolina 2–5 Boston Raanta 17,850 3–3 [105] 7 May 14 Boston 2–3 Carolina Raanta 19,513 4–3 [106]
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) New York Rangers: New York won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 18 NY Rangers 1–2 Carolina OT Raanta 18,705 1–0 [107] 2 May 20 NY Rangers 0–2 Carolina Raanta 19,332 2–0 [108] 3 May 22 Carolina 1–3 NY Rangers Raanta 18,006 2–1 [109] 4 May 24 Carolina 1–4 NY Rangers Raanta 18,006 2–2 [110] 5 May 26 NY Rangers 1–3 Carolina Raanta 18,786 3–2 [111] 6 May 28 Carolina 2–5 NY Rangers Raanta 18,006 3–3 [112] 7 May 30 NY Rangers 6–2 Carolina Kochetkov 18,922 3–4 [113]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[114] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Sebastian Aho 79 37 44 81 +18 38 Andrei Svechnikov 78 30 39 69 +19 79 Teuvo Teravainen 77 22 43 65 +22 24 Vincent Trocheck 81 21 30 51 +21 78 Tony DeAngelo 64 10 41 51 +30 56 Nino Niederreiter 75 24 20 44 +29 34 Jaccob Slavin 79 4 38 42 +35 10 Seth Jarvis 68 17 23 40 +11 18 Martin Necas 78 14 26 40 +5 32 Brady Skjei 82 9 30 39 +22 48 Jordan Staal 78 17 19 36 +11 18 Jesper Fast 82 14 20 34 +24 4 Jesperi Kotkaniemi 66 12 17 29 +3 37 Brett Pesce 70 7 21 28 +5 39 Derek Stepan 58 9 10 19 0 14 Ian Cole 75 2 17 19 +15 83 Jordan Martinook 59 6 9 15 +1 22 Ethan Bear 58 5 9 14 +1 20 Steven Lorentz 67 8 5 13 0 8 Brendan Smith 45 4 4 8 +6 36 Max Domi† 19 2 5 7 +8 18 Josh Leivo 7 1 2 3 +1 2 Jalen Chatfield 16 0 3 3 +1 8 Jack Drury 2 2 0 2 +3 2 Andrew Poturalski 2 0 2 2 −1 0 Stefan Noesen 2 0 0 0 +1 0 Maxime Lajoie 5 0 0 0 +2 0 C.J. Smith 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Joey Keane 1 0 0 0 0 2

Playoffs[115] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Sebastian Aho 14 4 7 11 0 12 Teuvo Teravainen 14 4 7 11 +4 2 Vincent Trocheck 14 6 4 10 +7 10 Tony DeAngelo 14 1 9 10 0 12 Seth Jarvis 14 3 5 8 −1 4 Jaccob Slavin 14 2 6 8 +6 6 Max Domi 14 3 3 6 +6 4 Jordan Staal 14 1 5 6 0 2 Andrei Svechnikov 14 4 1 5 −1 14 Nino Niederreiter 14 4 1 5 −5 10 Martin Necas 14 0 5 5 0 0 Brendan Smith 14 1 3 4 0 12 Brett Pesce 14 1 2 3 0 6 Brady Skjei 14 1 2 3 −1 8 Ian Cole 14 1 1 2 +2 10 Jesperi Kotkaniemi 14 0 2 2 −4 2 Jesper Fast 14 1 0 1 −2 0 Jordan Martinook 6 0 1 1 0 4 Steven Lorentz 5 0 0 0 0 17 Derek Stepan 3 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[116]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Frederik Andersen	52	51	3,070:53	35	14	3	111	2.17	1,431	.922	4	0	4	0
Antti Raanta	28	26	1,516:38	15	5	4	62	2.45	706	.912	2	0	0	0
Pyotr Kochetkov	3	2	148:36	3	0	0	6	2.42	61	.902	0	0	0	0
Alex Lyon	2	2	122:49	1	0	1	6	2.93	65	.908	0	0	0	0
Jack LaFontaine	2	1	74:57	0	1	0	9	7.20	41	.780	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[117]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Antti Raanta	13	13	663:25	6	5	25	2.26	322	.922	1	0	0	0
Pyotr Kochetkov	4	1	169:34	1	2	11	3.89	84	.869	0	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)	To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations	To Carolina Hurricanes Dylan Wells	[118]
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	To Detroit Red Wings Alex Nedeljkovic	To Carolina Hurricanes Jonathan Bernier VGK 3rd-round pick in 2021	[119]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jake Bean	To Carolina Hurricanes CHI 2nd-round pick in 2021	[120]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	To Nashville Predators 1st-round pick in 2021	To Carolina Hurricanes LAK 2nd-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2021	[121]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick in 2021	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2021 CGY 4th-round pick in 2021	[122]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Nashville Predators LAK 3rd-round pick in 2021	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2021 5th-round pick in 2021	[123]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2021	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2022	[124]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Ottawa Senators 4th-round pick in 2021	To Carolina Hurricanes LAK 5th-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021	[125]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	To Edmonton Oilers Warren Foegele	To Carolina Hurricanes Ethan Bear	[126]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Aidan Hreschuk	To Carolina Hurricanes Max Domi Tyler Inamoto	[127]
	To Florida Panthers Yegor Korshkov CBJ 6th-round pick in 2022
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)	To New York Rangers Maxim Letunov	To Carolina Hurricanes Tarmo Reunanen	[128]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Frederik Andersen	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year	Free agency	[129]
	Ian Cole	Minnesota Wild	1-year	Free agency	[129]
	Tony DeAngelo	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	[129]
	Josh Leivo	Calgary Flames	1-year	Free agency	[129]
	Antti Raanta	Arizona Coyotes	2-year	Free agency	[129]
	C. J. Smith	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	[129]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Brendan Smith	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	[130]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	Jalen Chatfield	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency	[131]
	Sam Miletic	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	[132]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)	Stefan Noesen	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	[133]
	Alex Lyon	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	Free agency	[134]
	Maxim Letunov	San Jose Sharks	1-year	Free agency	[135]
	Derek Stepan	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	[136]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	Josh Jacobs	New Jersey Devils	1-year	Free agency	[137]
August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)	Andrew Poturalski	Anaheim Ducks	1-year	Free agency	[138]
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	[139]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Morgan Geekie	Seattle Kraken		Expansion draft	[140]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Dougie Hamilton	New Jersey Devils	7-year	Free agency	[141]
	Brock McGinn	Pittsburgh Penguins	4-year	Free agency	[142]
	Roland McKeown	Colorado Avalanche	2-year	Free agency	[143]
	Petr Mrazek	Toronto Maple Leafs	3-year	Free agency	[144]
	Cedric Paquette	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	[145]
	James Reimer	San Jose Sharks	2-year	Free agency	[146]
	Sheldon Rempal	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency	[147]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Jani Hakanpaa	Dallas Stars	3-year	Free agency	[148]
August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)	Dylan Wells	Chicago Wolves (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[149]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)	Antoine Bibeau	Seattle Kraken	1-year	Free agency	[150]
	David Gust	Chicago Wolves (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[151]
September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)	Max McCormick	Seattle Kraken	1-year	Free agency	[152]
November 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)	Eric Gelinas			Contract termination	[153]
June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29)	Tarmo Reunanen	Lukko (Liiga)	2-year	Free agency	[154]
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)	Jesper Sellgren	Luleå HF (SHL)	3-year	Free agency	[155]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)	Jack Drury	3-year	Entry-level	[156]
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)	Morgan Geekie	1-year	Re-signing	[157]
July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)	Spencer Smallman	1-year	Re-signing	[158]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Jordan Martinook	3-year	Re-signing	[129]
August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)	Maxime Lajoie	1-year	Re-signing	[159]
August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)	Aleksi Heimosalmi	3-year	Entry-level	[160]
	Ville Koivunen	3-year	Entry-level	[161]
August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)	Andrei Svechnikov	8-year	Re-signing	[162]
September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)	Ronan Seeley	3-year	Entry-level	[163]
January 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)	Jack LaFontaine	3-year	Entry-level	[164]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	8-year	Extension	[165]
March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)	Noel Gunler	3-year	Entry-level	[166]
May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)	Alexander Pashin	3-year	Entry-level	[167]

Draft picks

See also: List of Carolina Hurricanes draft picks

Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
2	40	Scott Morrow	D	USA	Shattuck-Saint Mary's Sabres (USHS-MN)
2	44	Aleksi Heimosalmi	D	Finland	Assat (Liiga)
2	51	Ville Koivunen	RW	Finland	Karpat (U20 SM-sarja)
3	83	Patrik Hamrla	G	Czech Republic	HC Energie Karlovy Vary (ELH)
3	94	Aidan Hreschuk	D	USA	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4	109	Jackson Blake	RW	USA	Chicago Steel (USHL)
5	136	Robert Orr	C	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5	147	Justin Robidas	C	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
6	169	Bryce Montgomery	D	USA	London Knights (OHL)
6	187	Nikita Quapp	G	Germany	Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)
7	200	Yegor Naumov	G	Russia	Krylya Sovetov Moscow (MHL)
7	209	Nikita Guslistov	C	Russia	Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)
7	219	Joel Nystrom	D	Sweden	Farjestad BK (SHL)