Matchup Index

Carolina Hurricanes vs Edmonton Oilers

Carolina Hurricanes 31
Carolina Hurricanes leads 31-29-5
5 ties
1972-73 to 2026-27
Edmonton Oilers won the last meeting
Edmonton Oilers 29

Series timeline

Counts every meeting across all leagues, not just the league this page opens on.

▲ Carolina Hurricanes ahead (peak +11) ▼ Edmonton Oilers ahead (peak +14)
1972-73: Split 3-31973-74: New England Whalers 3-2-11974-75: New England Whalers 3-2-11975-76: New England Whalers 2-1-11976-77: Edmonton Oilers 4-21977-78: New England Whalers 11-4-11978-79: Edmonton Oilers 13-7-11979-80: Hartford Whalers 2-1-11980-81: Edmonton Oilers 2-1-11981-82: Edmonton Oilers 2-0-11982-83: Edmonton Oilers 2-0-11983-84: Edmonton Oilers 2-11984-85: Edmonton Oilers 2-11985-86: Edmonton Oilers 3-01986-87: Edmonton Oilers 2-11987-88: Edmonton Oilers 2-11988-89: Edmonton Oilers 2-11989-90: Hartford Whalers 1-0-21990-91: Edmonton Oilers 2-11991-92: Edmonton Oilers 3-01992-93: Split 1-11993-94: Hartford Whalers 1-0-11995-96: Hartford Whalers 1-0-11996-97: Edmonton Oilers 2-01997-98: Carolina Hurricanes 2-01998-99: Carolina Hurricanes 1-0-11999-00: Split 0-0-22000-01: Edmonton Oilers 1-02001-02: Carolina Hurricanes 1-0-12002-03: Edmonton Oilers 1-02003-04: Carolina Hurricanes 1-02005-06: Carolina Hurricanes 4-32006-07: Edmonton Oilers 1-02007-08: Carolina Hurricanes 1-02008-09: Edmonton Oilers 1-02009-10: Edmonton Oilers 1-02010-11: Carolina Hurricanes 1-02011-12: Carolina Hurricanes 1-02013-14: Edmonton Oilers 2-02014-15: Split 1-12015-16: Split 1-12016-17: Split 1-12017-18: Split 1-12018-19: Carolina Hurricanes 2-02019-20: Split 1-12021-22: Carolina Hurricanes 2-02022-23: Split 1-12023-24: Split 1-12024-25: Split 1-12025-26: Split 1-12026-27: Edmonton Oilers 1-0

New England Whalers Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Alberta Oilers Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Split season or tie Season with a postseason meeting One season per cell

Longest streaks: New England Whalers 4 (1974-75–1975-76), Edmonton Oilers 6 (1978-79). Current: Edmonton Oilers 1.

These teams met in the WHA (1972-73 to 1978-79) and the NHL (1979-80 to 2026-27).

The complete series lives on the main matchup page.

Splits

SplitCarolina Hurricanes record
Regular season58-69-17
Postseason11-8
Hosted by Carolina Hurricanes43-29-9
Hosted by Edmonton Oilers26-48-8
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2026-27)11-8
Largest Carolina Hurricanes win11-0 (1983-84)
Largest Edmonton Oilers win8-2 (1978-79)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1978-79May 8, 1979Edmonton Oilers 6-3 at Edmonton Oilers
1978-79May 6, 1979Hartford Whalers 8-4 at Hartford Whalers
1978-79May 3, 1979Edmonton Oilers 5-2 at Edmonton Oilers
1978-79May 1, 1979Hartford Whalers 5-4 at Hartford Whalers
1978-79Apr 29, 1979Hartford Whalers 4-1 at Hartford Whalers
1978-79Apr 27, 1979Edmonton Oilers 9-5 at Edmonton Oilers
1978-79Apr 26, 1979Edmonton Oilers 6-2 at Edmonton Oilers
1977-78Apr 23, 1978New England Whalers 4-1 at New England Whalers
1977-78Apr 21, 1978New England Whalers 9-1 at Edmonton Oilers
1977-78Apr 19, 1978Edmonton Oilers 2-0 at Edmonton Oilers
1977-78Apr 16, 1978New England Whalers 4-1 at New England Whalers
1977-78Apr 14, 1978New England Whalers 6-4 at New England Whalers

In the record book

Every meeting

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1978-79 (7-13-1) Oct 17, 1978 New England Whalers 2-1 at Edmonton Oilers
Nov 9, 1978 New England Whalers 6-1 at New England Whalers
Dec 1, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 8-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Dec 3, 1978 New England Whalers 7-0 at Edmonton Oilers
Dec 7, 1978 New England Whalers 5-3 at New England Whalers
Jan 13, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 3-0 at Hartford Whalers
Jan 23, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 5-1 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 16, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 4-2 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 20, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 8-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 27, 1979 Tie 1-1 at Edmonton Oilers
Mar 30, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 3-1 at Hartford Whalers
Apr 1, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 5-3 at Hartford Whalers
Apr 6, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 7-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Apr 15, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 4-1 at Hartford Whalers
Apr 26, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 6-2 at Edmonton Oilers Postseason
Apr 27, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 9-5 at Edmonton Oilers Postseason
Apr 29, 1979 Hartford Whalers 4-1 at Hartford Whalers Postseason
May 1, 1979 Hartford Whalers 5-4 at Hartford Whalers Postseason
May 3, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 5-2 at Edmonton Oilers Postseason
May 6, 1979 Hartford Whalers 8-4 at Hartford Whalers Postseason
May 8, 1979 Edmonton Oilers 6-3 at Edmonton Oilers Postseason
1977-78 (11-4-1) Oct 19, 1977 New England Whalers 6-3 at Edmonton Oilers
Nov 10, 1977 New England Whalers 5-3 at New England Whalers
Nov 20, 1977 New England Whalers 5-4 at Edmonton Oilers
Nov 26, 1977 Edmonton Oilers 3-1 at New England Whalers
Jan 13, 1978 New England Whalers 2-0 at New England Whalers
Jan 18, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 1-0 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 1, 1978 New England Whalers 4-3 at New England Whalers
Feb 3, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 6-3 at New England Whalers
Feb 26, 1978 New England Whalers 6-5 at Edmonton Oilers
Mar 26, 1978 New England Whalers 5-3 at New England Whalers
Apr 5, 1978 Tie 4-4 at Edmonton Oilers
Apr 14, 1978 New England Whalers 6-4 at New England Whalers Postseason
Apr 16, 1978 New England Whalers 4-1 at New England Whalers Postseason
Apr 19, 1978 Edmonton Oilers 2-0 at Edmonton Oilers Postseason
Apr 21, 1978 New England Whalers 9-1 at Edmonton Oilers Postseason
Apr 23, 1978 New England Whalers 4-1 at New England Whalers Postseason
1976-77 (2-4) Oct 8, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 2-0 at Edmonton Oilers
Nov 5, 1976 New England Whalers 4-3 at Edmonton Oilers
Jan 14, 1977 Edmonton Oilers 5-3 at New England Whalers
Feb 22, 1977 Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at Edmonton Oilers
Mar 24, 1977 Edmonton Oilers 5-4 at New England Whalers
Mar 27, 1977 New England Whalers 5-2 at New England Whalers
1975-76 (2-1-1) Oct 15, 1975 New England Whalers 5-4 at New England Whalers
Oct 31, 1975 Tie 2-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Dec 19, 1975 New England Whalers 4-2 at New England Whalers
Feb 3, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 4-0 at Edmonton Oilers
1974-75 (3-2-1) Dec 1, 1974 Edmonton Oilers 8-4 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 12, 1975 Tie 2-2 at New England Whalers
Feb 18, 1975 Edmonton Oilers 6-3 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 21, 1975 New England Whalers 4-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Mar 15, 1975 New England Whalers 6-2 at New England Whalers
Mar 25, 1975 New England Whalers 5-4 at New England Whalers
1973-74 (3-2-1) Nov 10, 1973 Edmonton Oilers 6-3 at New England Whalers
Dec 19, 1973 New England Whalers 4-2 at New England Whalers
Dec 29, 1973 Edmonton Oilers 6-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 15, 1974 New England Whalers 7-3 at Edmonton Oilers
Mar 15, 1974 New England Whalers 6-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Mar 20, 1974 Tie 2-2 at New England Whalers
1972-73 (3-3) Oct 28, 1972 Alberta Oilers 4-1 at New England Whalers
Nov 24, 1972 New England Whalers 7-2 at New England Whalers
Dec 21, 1972 Alberta Oilers 5-4 at Alberta Oilers
Feb 6, 1973 New England Whalers 4-2 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 7, 1973 Edmonton Oilers 3-1 at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 23, 1973 New England Whalers 4-2 at New England Whalers

Sources

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