Metropolitan Division
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Est. 1997
Carolina Hurricanes
2025–26
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53–22–7
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113 pts
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#1 Metropolitan
GM: Eric Tulsky
HC: Rod Brind'Amour
STANLEY CUP
2006
Team xGF%
56.4
% · all situations · HighDanger xG
Identity
Aggressive-forecheck
League leader in shot attempts
Contention window
Wide open
Eastern Conference winner
Coach
Brind'Amour
Process-first system architect
Avg age · forwards
29.2
computed from roster
Team Identity
Aggressive-forecheck · Conference-best contender
Rod Brind'Amour's system continues to lead the NHL in shot attempts and forechecking pressure, and Carolina won the Eastern Conference. Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis lead a balanced attack, while Jaccob Slavin remains one of the most underrated shutdown defensemen in hockey by xGA/60. The annual question, does the goaltending hold up in the playoffs?, looms again, but on raw process this is the most complete team in the East.
5-year points history
Regular-season points, last five seasons.
Organization strength
Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 14
42.7
top Sebastian Aho (77.2)
league 40.1 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 7
33.3
top Shayne Gostisbehere (74.5)
league 25.3 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 3
.893
top Pyotr Kochetkov (0.9079)
league .895 SV%
NHL roster + drafted prospects, weighted by NHL Equivalency. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 28
33.4
top Sebastian Aho (77.2)
league 33.6 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 16
22.1
top Shayne Gostisbehere (74.5)
league 21.2 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 6
.893
top Egor Velmakin (0.908)
league .898 SV%
Forwards
Lines: even-strength via DailyFaceoff
LW
C
RW
L · #37
Andrei Svechnikov
31G · 39A · 70P · 0.89 P/GP
C · #20
Sebastian Aho
27G · 53A · 80P · 1.01 P/GP
R · #24
Seth Jarvis
32G · 34A · 66P · 0.93 P/GP
Line 1
L · #71
Taylor Hall
18G · 30A · 48P · 0.60 P/GP
C · #22
Logan Stankoven
21G · 23A · 44P · 0.54 P/GP
R · #53
Jackson Blake
22G · 31A · 53P · 0.65 P/GP
Line 2
L · #28
William Carrier
7G · 11A · 18P · 0.26 P/GP
C · #11
Jordan Staal
20G · 16A · 36P · 0.48 P/GP
R · #48
Jordan Martinook
12G · 17A · 29P · 0.38 P/GP
Line 3
L · #44
Nicolas Deslauriers
0G · 2A · 2P · 0.07 P/GP
C · #77
Mark Jankowski
11G · 10A · 21P · 0.31 P/GP
R · #50
Eric Robinson
12G · 6A · 18P · 0.27 P/GP
Line 4
Defense
LD
RD
Pair 1
Pair 2
LD · #21
Alexander Nikishin
11G · 22A · 33P · 0.41 P/GP
RD · #4
Shayne Gostisbehere
13G · 37A · 50P · 0.91 P/GP
Pair 3
Goaltending
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