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| 1 Stanley Cup championship season: 2005-06 |
| Last Stanley Cup championship: 2005-06, 19 seasons ago |
| Hartford Whalers became Carolina Hurricanes in 1997-98 season |
| Best finish (by location): |
| Hartford lost to Montreal in Adams Division Finals in 1985-86 season |
| Carolina beat Edmonton in Stanley Cup Finals in 2005-06 season |
| TEAM | SEASON | RECORD | PTS | DIV STAND | CNF STAND | PLAYOFFS |
| Hartford | 1979-80 | 27-34-19 | 73 pts | 4th Norris | 14th NHL | LMtl |
| Hartford | 1980-81 | 21-41-18 | 60 pts | 4th Norris | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1981-82 | 21-41-18 | 60 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1982-83 | 19-54-7 | 45 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1983-84 | 28-42-10 | 66 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1984-85 | 30-41-9 | 69 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1985-86 | 40-36-4 | 84 pts | 4th Adams | 7th Wales | WQue LMtl |
| Hartford | 1986-87 | 43-30-7 | 93 pts | 1st Adams | 2nd Wales | LQue |
| Hartford | 1987-88 | 35-38-7 | 77 pts | 4th Adams | 10th Wales | LMtl |
| Hartford | 1988-89 | 37-38-5 | 79 pts | 4th Adams | 8th Wales | LMtl |
| Hartford | 1989-90 | 38-33-9 | 85 pts | 4th Adams | 4th Wales | LBos |
| Hartford | 1990-91 | 31-38-11 | 73 pts | 4th Adams | 8th Wal cnf* | LBos |
| Hartford | 1991-92 | 26-41-13 | 65 pts | 4th Adams | 8th Wal cnf* | LMtl |
| Hartford | 1992-93 | 26-52-6 | 58 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1993-94 | 27-48-9 | 63 pts | 6th Northeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1994-95 | 19-24-5 | 43 pts | 5th Northeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1995-96 | 34-39-9 | 77 pts | 4th Northeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Hartford | 1996-97 | 32-39-11 | 75 pts | 5th Northeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 1997-98 | 33-41-8 | 74 pts | 6th Northeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 1998-99 | 34-30-18 | 86 pts | 1st Southeast | 3rd East | LBos |
| Carolina | 1999-00 | 37-35-10-0 | 84 pts | 3rd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2000-01 | 38-32-9-3 | 88 pts | 2nd Southeast | 8th East | LNJ |
| Carolina | 2001-02 | 35-26-16-5 | 91 pts | 1st Southeast | 3rd East | WNJ WMtl WTor LDet |
| Carolina | 2002-03 | 22-43-11-6 | 61 pts | 5th Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2003-04 | 28-34-14-6 | 76 pts | 3rd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| %Carolina | 2005-06 | 52-22-8 | 112 pts | 1st Southeast | 2nd East | WMtl WNJ WBuf WEdm |
| Carolina | 2006-07 | 40-34-8 | 88 pts | 3rd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2007-08 | 43-33-6 | 92 pts | 2nd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2008-09 | 45-30-7 | 97 pts | 2nd Southeast | 6th East | WNJ WBos LPit |
| Carolina | 2009-10 | 35-37-10 | 80 pts | 3rd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2010-11 | 40-31-11 | 91 pts | 3rd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2011-12 | 33-33-16 | 82 pts | 5th Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2012-13 | 19-25-4 | 42 pts | 3rd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2013-14 | 36-35-11 | 83 pts | 7th Metropolitan | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2014-15 | 30-41-11 | 71 pts | 8th Metropolitan | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2015-16 | 35-31-16 | 86 pts | 6th Metropolitan | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2016-17 | 36-31-15 | 87 pts | 7th Metropolitan | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2017-18 | 36-35-11 | 83 pts | 6th Metropolitan | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Carolina | 2018-19 | 46-29-7 | 99 pts | 4th Metropolitan | 7th East | WWsh WNYI LBos |
| Carolina | 2019-20 | 38-25-5 | 81 pts | 4th Metropolitan | 6th East | WNYR LBos |
| Carolina | 2020-21 | 36-12-8 | 80 pts | 1st Cent Div | WNsh LTB | |
| Carolina | 2021-22 | 54-20-8 | 116 pts | 1st Metropolitan | 2nd East | WBos LNYR |
| Carolina | 2022-23 | 52-21-9 | 113 pts | 1st Metropolitan | 2nd East | WNYI WNJ LFla |
| Carolina | 2023-24 | 52-23-7 | 111 pts | 2nd Metropolitan | 2nd East | WNYI LNYR |