what was the best record in a season for the hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes had their best record in a season in 2020-21 and in 2009-10, with a record of 36-12-8.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS%	SOW	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Hurricanes	36-12-8	2020-21	80	56	36	12		8	.714	4	2	175	134	41	25.6	85.2	32.04	9.8	28.25	.915
2	Hurricanes	54-20-8	2021-22	116	82	54	20		8	.707	1	2	277	200	77	22.0	88.0	34.12	9.9	28.17	.913
3	Hurricanes	52-21-9	2022-23	113	82	52	21		9	.689	4	3	262	210	52	19.8	84.4	34.78	9.2	26.00	.902
4	Hurricanes	52-22-8	2005-06	112	82	52	22		8	.683	8	2	286	258	28	17.9	81.8	31.13	11.2	30.45	.897
5	Hurricanes	52-23-7	2023-24	111	82	52	23		7	.677	2	5	277	211	66	26.9	86.4	33.33	10.1	25.62	.900
6	Hurricanes	46-25-4	2024-25	96	75	46	25		4	.640	0	2	246	200	46	19.0	84.6	31.67	10.4	24.88	.893
7	Hurricanes	46-29-7	2018-19	99	82	46	29		7	.604	2	2	243	221	22	17.8	81.6	34.41	8.6	28.57	.906
8	Hurricanes	38-25-5	2019-20	81	68	38	25		5	.596	5	0	217	193	24	22.3	84.0	33.25	9.6	29.32	.903
9	Hurricanes	45-30-7	2008-09	97	82	45	30		7	.591	3	5	236	221	15	18.7	80.4	32.62	8.8	29.50	.909
10	Whalers	43-30-7	1986-87	93	80	43	30	7		.581			287	270	17	20.9	78.7	30.06	11.9	28.00	.879
11	Hurricanes	43-33-6	2007-08	92	82	43	33		6	.561	2	3	250	246	4	18.8	78.9	32.55	9.4	28.88	.896
12	Hurricanes	40-31-11	2010-11	91	82	40	31		11	.555	5	5	231	234	-3	15.9	81.3	30.70	9.2	33.23	.914
13	Hurricanes	35-26-16-5	2001-02	91	82	35	26	16	5	.555			217	217	0	16.1	83.7	28.62	9.2	27.00	.902
14	Hurricanes	40-34-8	2006-07	88	82	40	34		8	.537	0	5	241	248	-7	15.0	84.6	31.21	9.4	28.49	.894
15	Hurricanes	38-32-9-3	2000-01	88	82	38	32	9	3	.537			212	225	-13	18.8	87.2	27.04	9.6	26.90	.898
16	Whalers	38-33-9	1989-90	85	80	38	33	9		.531			275	268	7	20.1	81.5	28.30	12.1	26.64	.874
17	Hurricanes	36-31-15	2016-17	87	82	36	31		15	.530	3	6	212	230	-18	17.7	84.2	30.40	8.5	28.29	.901
18	Whalers	40-36-4	1985-86	84	80	40	36	4		.525			332	302	30	22.1	80.4	29.59	14.0	28.70	.868
19	Hurricanes	35-31-16	2015-16	86	82	35	31		16	.524	2	5	196	221	-25	16.8	84.3	29.89	8.0	27.57	.902
20	Hurricanes	34-30-18	1998-99	86	82	34	30	18		.524			210	202	8	11.0	85.3	26.12	9.8	29.26	.916
21	Hurricanes	37-35-10-0	1999-00	84	82	37	35	10	0	.512			217	216	1	17.0	84.2	26.35	10.0	26.11	.899
22	Hurricanes	36-35-11	2017-18	83	82	36	35		11	.506	3	3	225	253	-28	18.3	77.5	33.90	8.1	28.87	.893
23	Hurricanes	36-35-11	2013-14	83	82	36	35		11	.506	2	4	205	226	-21	14.6	81.7	31.23	8.0	30.94	.911
24	Hurricanes	33-33-16	2011-12	82	82	33	33		16	.500	1	6	212	237	-25	16.7	80.6	30.45	8.5	32.35	.911
25	Whalers	37-38-5	1988-89	79	80	37	38	5		.494			299	290	9	20.8	81.4	30.74	12.2	29.13	.876