2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 34th season, 27th season in the National Hockey League and eighth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup to win the second championship in franchise history. Their first was in 1973, when the team was known as the New England Whalers and played in the World Hockey Association; the Whalers were the inaugural champions of that league.

Offseason
Key dates prior to the start of the season:


 * The 2005 NHL Entry Draft took place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on July 30, 2005.
 * The free agency period began on August 1.

Free agency

 * During the free agent signing period following the end of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Cory Stillman agreed to a three-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on August 2, 2005.
 * On August 6, 2005, Whitney signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL's Eastern Conference, paying him $1.5 million per year.

Regular season
On Friday, April 7, 2006, the Hurricanes scored three short-handed goals in a 4–3 win over the Washington Capitals.

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Scoring

 * Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
 * † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
 * ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.

Transactions
The Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.