The Hurricanes begin the season's second month with a 3 p.m. matinee against their 2006 Stanley Cup Final opponent, the Edmonton Oilers at the RBC Center on Saturday, Nov. 1. The Toronto Maple Leafs visit Raleigh the following day for the first of five Sunday home games in November for Carolina. Wednesday, Nov. 12, will mark the first of three 2008-09 visits to Raleigh for last season's Hart Trophy-winner Alex Ovechkin, and the 2007-08 Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals.
The team's December schedule begins on Thursday, Dec. 4, as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins pay their first of two visits to the RBC Center. The Hurricanes' seven December home games include match-ups against Philadelphia, Montreal and Boston, and will conclude with the team's traditional New Year's Eve game, this season against division rival Atlanta.
As the calendar flips to January, the Hurricanes will face their eighth of 14 back-to-back sets with a Jan. 2 home game against St. Louis and a Jan. 3 road game at Tampa Bay. Carolina will then play home games against New Jersey on Jan. 6 and Toronto on Jan. 15 before a three-game road trip leads the team into the All-Star break.
February begins with Carolina visiting Western Conference foes Vancouver, San Jose and Phoenix, before beginning its six-game home schedule for the month. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche are among February's RBC Center visitors, as are the Buffalo Sabres, who pay their first 2008-09 visit to Raleigh on Thursday, Feb. 26.
The Hurricanes will play five of their first seven games in March on the road before beginning an 11-game end-of-season stretch run that includes eight home games. The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins will visit the RBC Center between March 18 and April 7, before the Buffalo Sabres arrive for Carolina's final regular-season home game on Thursday, April 9. The Hurricanes will finish the season with a 1 p.m. matinee on Saturday, April 11 at New Jersey.
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Carolina Hurricanes 2008-09 Schedule
** All Times Eastern **
Preseason Schedule
Day...Date... Opponent... Time
Wed. Sept. 24 Washington 7:00 p.m.
Thu. Sept. 25 at Washington 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Sept. 27 at Philadelphia 1:00 p.m.
Sun. Sept. 28 Philadelphia 3:00 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 2 at Nashville 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 5 Nashville 3:00 p.m.
Regular-Season Schedule
Day... Date...Opponent... Time
Fri. Oct. 10 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 11 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Mon. Oct. 13 Detroit 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 17 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 19 at Anaheim 8:00 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 23 at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 25 at NY Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Tue. Oct. 28 at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 30 at St. Louis 8:30 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 1 Edmonton 3:00 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 2 Toronto 5:00 p.m.
Tue. Nov. 4 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Nov. 6 at Washington 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 7 Ottawa 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 9 Atlanta 3:00 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 12 Washington 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 14 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 16 Tampa Bay 3:00 p.m.
Tue. Nov. 18 Montreal 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 21 Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 23 Nashville 3:00 p.m.
Mon Nov. 24 at Florida 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 26 Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 28 at Philadelphia 1:00 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 30 Anaheim 7:00 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 4 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 6 Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 7 Washington 5:00 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 11 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 13 at NY Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 16 Montreal 7:00 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 18 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 20 at Boston 1:00 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 21 at Montreal 7:00 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 23 at Minnesota 8:00 p.m.
Fri. Dec. 26 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 27 Boston 7:00 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 31 Atlanta 8:00 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 2 St. Louis 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 3 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 6 New Jersey 7:00 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 8 at Florida 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 10 at Boston 1:00 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 13 at Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 15 Toronto 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 17 at Buffalo 7:00 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 19 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 20 at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
All-Star Break: Jan. 23-26
Tue. Jan. 27 at NY Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 29 Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 31 Atlanta 8:00 p.m.
Tue. Feb. 3 at Vancouver 10:00 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 5 at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 7 at Phoenix 9:00 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 12 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 14 Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 15 at Buffalo 6:00 p.m.
Tue. Feb. 17 Boston 7:00 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 19 at NY Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 20 Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 22 Colorado 3:00 p.m.
Tue. Feb. 24 at Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 26 Buffalo 7:00 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 28 at Atlanta 7:00 p.m.
Tue. March 3 at Washington 7:00 p.m.
Fri. March 6 Calgary 7:00 p.m.
Sat. March 7 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Mon. March 9 NY Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Wed. March 11 at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Thu. March 12 at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Sat. March 14 at Washington 7:00 p.m.
Wed. March 18 New Jersey 7:00 p.m.
Fri. March 20 NY Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Sat. March 21 Washington 7:00 p.m.
Mon. March 23 at Florida 7:30 p.m.
Wed. March 25 Ottawa 7:00 p.m.
Sat. March 28 at New Jersey 7:00 p.m.
Thu. April 2 NY Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Sat. April 4 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Tue. April 7 NY Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Thu. April 9 Buffalo 7:00 p.m.
Sat. April 11 at New Jersey 1:00 p.m.
PLAYOFFS BEGIN: April 15
