The Carolina Hurricanes (-180) head to face the Philadelphia Flyers (+150) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. The total is 6.5 (O: -110, U: -110)Carolina (4-2-1) is playing on back-to-back days after suffering a high-scoring 6-2 loss against the Islanders yesterday.
The Hurricanes committed only one penalty in the game, holding New York without a power play goal. Brent Burns and Martin Necas both scored once for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen only had 26 saves on 31 shots against (.838%) in the loss.
Philadelphia (5-2-0) beat the Panthers 4-3 on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Flyers. Carter Hart was impressive in the win, making 48 saves (.941%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Hurricanes won three of the four games between the teams last season, including a 3-1 victory in their final meeting in March, their third straight win against Philadelphia. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Martinook, and Steven Lorentz were on the scoresheet for Carolina. Derick Brassard scored Philadelphia’s only goal. Andersen got the win, saving 28 of 29 shots (.965%).
FACING OFF
Carolina is averaging 3.14 goals per game so far this season, 15th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing only 2.43 goals a game (4th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 3.00 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Hurricanes are allowing opponents to score 2.86 goals per game (11th).
Philadelphia averages fewer shots per game (27.3) than most teams in the league, ranking 29th, though the team’s 11.0% shooting percentage is 10th. With an average of 36.1 attempts, Carolina ranks sixth.The Flyers’ 22.73% power play percentage ranks 15th in the league, while the Hurricanes are 18th with a conversion rate of 20.00%. In terms of penalty killing, Carolina has the league’s 14th-ranked PK% at 79.17%, while Philadelphia is 20th at 77.27%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Andrei Svechnikov (7G 2A) and Aho (4G 5A) are the top skaters for the Hurricanes this season with nine points each. Svechnikov is among the league leaders in goals (2nd). In the net, Antti Raanta (1-0-1) is Carolina’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 1.94 GAA, fourth-best in the league, and a .922% save percentage.
Andersen (3-2-0) leads the Hurricanes in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.82 and a save percentage of .896%.Kevin Hayes leads the Flyers in scoring with 10 points. He has one goal and nine assists (4th). Hart (5-0-0) has the best goals against average for Philadelphia at 2.00. He has a save percentage of .947%, third-best in the league.
HOME AND AWAY
Carolina is 3-1-1 on the road this season. Philadelphia is 3-1-0 at Wells Fargo Center this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Carolina Hurricanes (-185)
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