Matchup Index

Carolina Hurricanes vs Detroit Red Wings

Carolina Hurricanes 50
Detroit Red Wings leads 58-50-8
8 ties
1979-80 to 2025-26
Carolina Hurricanes won the last meeting
Detroit Red Wings 58

Series timeline

▲ Carolina Hurricanes ahead (peak +9) ▼ Detroit Red Wings ahead (peak +16)
1979-80: Detroit Red Wings 2-11979-80: Hartford Whalers 6-41979-80: Tied 4-41979-80: Hartford Whalers 5-31980-81: Hartford Whalers 4-21980-81: Hartford Whalers 5-31980-81: Tied 2-21980-81: Tied 4-41981-82: Hartford Whalers 8-11981-82: Hartford Whalers 3-21981-82: Tied 2-21982-83: Detroit Red Wings 4-21982-83: Detroit Red Wings 6-51982-83: Detroit Red Wings 7-21983-84: Detroit Red Wings 7-11983-84: Tied 6-61983-84: Hartford Whalers 4-11984-85: Hartford Whalers 7-31984-85: Detroit Red Wings 4-21984-85: Hartford Whalers 6-21985-86: Hartford Whalers 5-21985-86: Detroit Red Wings 4-31985-86: Hartford Whalers 6-41986-87: Detroit Red Wings 4-11986-87: Tied 2-21986-87: Hartford Whalers 5-31987-88: Detroit Red Wings 3-11987-88: Hartford Whalers 2-11987-88: Hartford Whalers 3-21988-89: Detroit Red Wings 4-31988-89: Hartford Whalers 4-31988-89: Hartford Whalers 3-21989-90: Tied 3-31989-90: Hartford Whalers 4-31989-90: Hartford Whalers 3-01990-91: Detroit Red Wings 4-21990-91: Hartford Whalers 6-21990-91: Hartford Whalers 4-21991-92: Detroit Red Wings 8-51991-92: Detroit Red Wings 4-01992-93: Detroit Red Wings 5-21992-93: Detroit Red Wings 2-01993-94: Hartford Whalers 5-31993-94: Detroit Red Wings 3-01993-94: Detroit Red Wings 6-21995-96: Detroit Red Wings 3-21995-96: Detroit Red Wings 4-21996-97: Detroit Red Wings 5-11996-97: Detroit Red Wings 4-11997-98: Detroit Red Wings 4-21997-98: Carolina Hurricanes 3-11998-99: Carolina Hurricanes 3-01998-99: Detroit Red Wings 4-11999-00: Detroit Red Wings 3-21999-00: Detroit Red Wings 4-12000-01: Detroit Red Wings 4-32001-02: Detroit Red Wings 5-22001-02: Detroit Red Wings 4-32001-02: Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 (postseason)2001-02: Detroit Red Wings 3-1 (postseason)2001-02: Detroit Red Wings 3-2 (postseason)2001-02: Detroit Red Wings 3-0 (postseason)2001-02: Detroit Red Wings 3-1 (postseason)2002-03: Carolina Hurricanes 6-42003-04: Detroit Red Wings 4-12003-04: Tied 4-42005-06: Carolina Hurricanes 3-22007-08: Detroit Red Wings 5-22008-09: Detroit Red Wings 3-12009-10: Detroit Red Wings 3-12010-11: Carolina Hurricanes 3-02011-12: Detroit Red Wings 5-42013-14: Detroit Red Wings 3-22013-14: Detroit Red Wings 4-32013-14: Carolina Hurricanes 2-12014-15: Detroit Red Wings 3-12014-15: Detroit Red Wings 3-22014-15: Detroit Red Wings 2-02015-16: Detroit Red Wings 4-32015-16: Carolina Hurricanes 5-32015-16: Carolina Hurricanes 3-12016-17: Detroit Red Wings 4-22016-17: Detroit Red Wings 4-32016-17: Carolina Hurricanes 4-12017-18: Carolina Hurricanes 3-12017-18: Detroit Red Wings 4-12017-18: Detroit Red Wings 3-12018-19: Carolina Hurricanes 3-12018-19: Detroit Red Wings 4-32018-19: Detroit Red Wings 4-12019-20: Carolina Hurricanes 7-32019-20: Carolina Hurricanes 2-02019-20: Carolina Hurricanes 5-22020-21: Carolina Hurricanes 3-02020-21: Detroit Red Wings 4-22020-21: Carolina Hurricanes 5-22020-21: Carolina Hurricanes 2-12020-21: Detroit Red Wings 4-22020-21: Detroit Red Wings 5-42020-21: Detroit Red Wings 3-12020-21: Carolina Hurricanes 3-12021-22: Carolina Hurricanes 5-32021-22: Detroit Red Wings 4-32021-22: Detroit Red Wings 3-02022-23: Carolina Hurricanes 1-02022-23: Detroit Red Wings 3-22022-23: Carolina Hurricanes 4-12023-24: Carolina Hurricanes 2-12023-24: Carolina Hurricanes 4-22023-24: Carolina Hurricanes 4-02024-25: Carolina Hurricanes 2-12024-25: Carolina Hurricanes 4-22024-25: Detroit Red Wings 5-32025-26: Carolina Hurricanes 5-22025-26: Detroit Red Wings 4-32025-26: Carolina Hurricanes 5-2

Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Carolina Hurricanes 6 (2022-23–2024-25), Detroit Red Wings 7 (1993-94–1997-98). Current: Carolina Hurricanes 1.

Splits

SplitCarolina Hurricanes record
Regular season49-54-8
Postseason1-4
Hosted by Carolina Hurricanes30-26-1
Hosted by Detroit Red Wings20-32-7
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26)20-15
Largest Carolina Hurricanes win8-1 (1981-82)
Largest Detroit Red Wings win7-1 (1983-84)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2001-02Jun 13, 2002Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
2001-02Jun 10, 2002Detroit Red Wings 3-0 at Carolina Hurricanes
2001-02Jun 8, 2002Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
2001-02Jun 6, 2002Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
2001-02Jun 4, 2002Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (2-1) Dec 27, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
Jan 12, 2026 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Detroit Red Wings
Feb 28, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
2024-25 (2-1) Mar 4, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 14, 2025 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
Apr 4, 2025 Detroit Red Wings 5-3 at Detroit Red Wings
2023-24 (3-0) Dec 14, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Jan 19, 2024 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
Mar 28, 2024 Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 at Carolina Hurricanes
2022-23 (2-1) Dec 13, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 30, 2023 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Apr 11, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
2021-22 (1-2) Dec 16, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 at Carolina Hurricanes
Mar 1, 2022 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Detroit Red Wings
Apr 14, 2022 Detroit Red Wings 3-0 at Carolina Hurricanes
2020-21 (4-4) Jan 14, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 at Detroit Red Wings
Jan 16, 2021 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 4, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
Mar 14, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 16, 2021 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Apr 10, 2021 Detroit Red Wings 5-4 at Carolina Hurricanes
Apr 12, 2021 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
Apr 29, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (3-0) Nov 1, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes 7-3 at Carolina Hurricanes
Nov 24, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 10, 2020 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at Detroit Red Wings
2018-19 (1-2) Oct 22, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Nov 10, 2018 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Carolina Hurricanes
Dec 20, 2018 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
2017-18 (1-2) Jan 20, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Feb 2, 2018 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
Feb 24, 2018 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
2016-17 (1-2) Oct 25, 2016 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 27, 2017 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Carolina Hurricanes
Mar 28, 2017 Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
2015-16 (2-1) Oct 10, 2015 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Carolina Hurricanes
Oct 16, 2015 Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 at Detroit Red Wings
Oct 27, 2015 Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
2014-15 (0-3) Dec 7, 2014 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
Apr 7, 2015 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Apr 11, 2015 Detroit Red Wings 2-0 at Carolina Hurricanes
2013-14 (1-2) Oct 4, 2013 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
Nov 21, 2013 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Detroit Red Wings
Apr 11, 2014 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 at Detroit Red Wings
2011-12 Mar 24, 2012 Detroit Red Wings 5-4 at Detroit Red Wings
2010-11 Apr 6, 2011 Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 at Carolina Hurricanes
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 Jan 14, 2010 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
2008-09 Oct 13, 2008 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
2007-08 Dec 9, 2007 Detroit Red Wings 5-2 at Detroit Red Wings
2005-06 Jan 10, 2006 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
2003-04 (0-1-1) Jan 2, 2004 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
Jan 31, 2004 Tie 4-4 at Detroit Red Wings
2002-03 Nov 29, 2002 Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 at Carolina Hurricanes
2001-02 (1-6) Oct 30, 2001 Detroit Red Wings 5-2 at Carolina Hurricanes
Nov 13, 2001 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Detroit Red Wings
Jun 4, 2002 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings Postseason
Jun 6, 2002 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings Postseason
Jun 8, 2002 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Carolina Hurricanes Postseason
Jun 10, 2002 Detroit Red Wings 3-0 at Carolina Hurricanes Postseason
Jun 13, 2002 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings Postseason
2000-01 Feb 14, 2001 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Detroit Red Wings
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (0-2) Nov 5, 1999 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Dec 22, 1999 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
1998-99 (1-1) Dec 12, 1998 Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 at Carolina Hurricanes
Jan 21, 1999 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at Detroit Red Wings
1997-98 (1-1) Oct 18, 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Nov 5, 1997 Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 at Carolina Hurricanes
1996-97 (0-2) Nov 4, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 5-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Nov 8, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at Hartford Whalers
1995-96 (0-2) Dec 31, 1995 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 6, 1996 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Hartford Whalers
1993-94 (1-2) Dec 1, 1993 Hartford Whalers 5-3 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 24, 1994 Detroit Red Wings 3-0 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 29, 1994 Detroit Red Wings 6-2 at Detroit Red Wings
1992-93 (0-2) Nov 6, 1992 Detroit Red Wings 5-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Nov 14, 1992 Detroit Red Wings 2-0 at Hartford Whalers
1991-92 (0-2) Nov 1, 1991 Detroit Red Wings 8-5 at Detroit Red Wings
Feb 23, 1992 Detroit Red Wings 4-0 at Hartford Whalers
1990-91 (2-1) Oct 12, 1990 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Feb 13, 1991 Hartford Whalers 6-2 at Hartford Whalers
Mar 14, 1991 Hartford Whalers 4-2 at Hartford Whalers
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989-90 (2-0-1) Oct 21, 1989 Tie 3-3 at Hartford Whalers
Nov 3, 1989 Hartford Whalers 4-3 at Detroit Red Wings
Nov 14, 1989 Hartford Whalers 3-0 at Detroit Red Wings
1988-89 (2-1) Nov 16, 1988 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Hartford Whalers
Dec 30, 1988 Hartford Whalers 4-3 at Hartford Whalers
Dec 31, 1988 Hartford Whalers 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings
1987-88 (2-1) Nov 6, 1987 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Jan 24, 1988 Hartford Whalers 2-1 at Hartford Whalers
Mar 24, 1988 Hartford Whalers 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings
1986-87 (1-1-1) Dec 6, 1986 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 at Hartford Whalers
Dec 20, 1986 Tie 2-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 3, 1987 Hartford Whalers 5-3 at Hartford Whalers
1985-86 (2-1) Dec 29, 1985 Hartford Whalers 5-2 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 6, 1986 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 18, 1986 Hartford Whalers 6-4 at Detroit Red Wings
1984-85 (2-1) Oct 18, 1984 Hartford Whalers 7-3 at Hartford Whalers
Nov 21, 1984 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Jan 3, 1985 Hartford Whalers 6-2 at Hartford Whalers
1983-84 (1-1-1) Jan 3, 1984 Detroit Red Wings 7-1 at Detroit Red Wings
Feb 1, 1984 Tie 6-6 at Detroit Red Wings
Feb 7, 1984 Hartford Whalers 4-1 at Hartford Whalers
1982-83 (0-3) Oct 30, 1982 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 9, 1983 Detroit Red Wings 6-5 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 20, 1983 Detroit Red Wings 7-2 at Detroit Red Wings
1981-82 (2-0-1) Oct 17, 1981 Hartford Whalers 8-1 at Hartford Whalers
Dec 22, 1981 Hartford Whalers 3-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Jan 23, 1982 Tie 2-2 at Detroit Red Wings
1980-81 (2-0-2) Oct 18, 1980 Hartford Whalers 4-2 at Hartford Whalers
Oct 29, 1980 Hartford Whalers 5-3 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 12, 1981 Tie 2-2 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 10, 1981 Tie 4-4 at Detroit Red Wings
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979-80 (2-1-1) Jan 6, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 2-1 at Hartford Whalers
Jan 12, 1980 Hartford Whalers 6-4 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 12, 1980 Tie 4-4 at Detroit Red Wings
Apr 6, 1980 Hartford Whalers 5-3 at Hartford Whalers

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.