CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, blood clotting, missed eight games (11/7-11/26)
2023-24 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 29
HURRICANES vs. FLYERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Philadelphia in the third of four meetings between the teams during the 2023-24 season. The Flyers will travel to PNC Arena on 3/21. — The Hurricanes and Flyers are meeting for the 159th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 55-74-14-15 overall record, including a 26-39-5-9 road record and a 38-39-7-15 record since relocation. — The season series is tied 1-1-0 in 2023-24. The Hurricanes are 13-5-0 in their last 18 games against the Flyers dating back to 12/31/18, with wins in eight of the teams’ last nine matchups (11/26/21-11/15/23: 8-1-0). — Carolina posted a 3-2 win over Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center on 10/30. Michael Bunting and Stefan Noesen each tallied two points (1g, 1a), and Teuvo Teravainen scored the game-winning goal with 3:47 left in regulation. Frederik Andersen stopped 26 of 28 shots faced in net. — The Hurricanes suffered a 3-1 loss against the Flyers at PNC Arena on 11/15. Stefan Noesen scored Carolina’s only goal, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 21 saves in net. — Sebastian Aho has recorded 26 points (13g, 13a) in 27 career regular-season games against Philadelphia. — Martin Necas has tallied 11 points (2g, 9a) in 13 career regular-season games against the Flyers. — Teuvo Teravainen has registered 22 points (8g, 14a) in 29 career regular-season games against Philadelphia. — Tony DeAngelo is a native of Sewell, N.J., about 20 miles south of Philadelphia, and he registered 42 points (11g, 31a) in 70 games with the Flyers in 2022-23. He was traded to Philadelphia on 7/7/22, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Alexis Gendron), in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Simon Forsmark), a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (Brandon Svoboda) and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, and he re-signed with Carolina as a free agent after he was released by the Flyers on 7/15/23. — Brendan Lemieux skated in 18 games with Philadelphia in 2022-23, earning six points (2g, 4a). — Jordan Staal’s brother, Marc, is a defenseman for the Flyers. Jordan has posted 49 points (22g, 27a) in 76 career regular-season games against Philadelphia, marking his most goals and points against any NHL opponent as well as the second-most games played against Philadelphia of any active player. — Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour recorded 601 points (235g, 366a) in 633 games with Philadelphia from 1991-00, and he was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame in 2015. He was acquired by Carolina along with Jean-Marc Pelletier and a second-round pick in the 2000 NHL Draft (Argis Saviels) in exchange for Keith Primeau and a fifth-round pick in the 2000 NHL Draft (Kristofer Ottosson) on 1/23/00. — Flyers Associate Coach Brad Shaw played 212 NHL games as a defenseman for Hartford from 1986-92, recording 95 points (11g, 84a). He also appeared in 19 playoff games for the franchise, tallying 12 points (4g, 8a).
CARDIAC CANES
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (10:01), Brady Skjei (16:51) and Andrei Svechnikov (18:05) scored three unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation vs. CBJ (11/26), helping Carolina overcome a 2-0 deficit in the third period. Sunday’s game marked the sixth time in franchise history and the first time in nearly a decade that the Hurricanes overcame a multi-goal, third-period deficit in the final 10 minutes of a regulation win (also 10/11/86 vs. CGY, 12/30/88 vs. DET, 11/23/90 at BOS, 10/29/05 at PIT and 1/27/14 vs. CBJ). Carolina’s seven comeback wins in 2023-24 now trail only COL (8) for the league lead. The Hurricanes’ four third-period comeback wins also trail only ANA (6) for the most of any team, and they are one of three teams with two or more wins featuring multi-goal, third-period deficits (2), alongside TOR (3) and ANA (2).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
INJURY REPORT
2023-24 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 41
HOT STARTS
– The Flyers are 9-2-0 this season when leading after the first period and rank second in the NHL in wins when leading after the first. – Philadelphia ranks T-4th in the League with 25 first period goals. – The Flyers are 11-1-0 this season when scoring first and rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins when scoring first.
SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS
– The Flyers have outshot their opponents in five straight games and in 13 of 21 games this season (61.9%). Philadelphia leads the NHL with 679 shots. – Philadelphia has tallied 40-plus shots in four contests this season, posting a 2-1-1 record in those games. The Flyers rank T-3rd in the NHL for most games with 40-plus shots (CAR & EDM, 6). – The Flyers’ four games of 40-plus shots are their most in a season since the 2021-22 campaign (four games). – Philadelphia recorded a season-high 42 shots in their home opener, Oct. 17 vs.
VAN. HOME SWEET HOME
– Philadelphia plays three of its next four games at Wells Fargo Center. – The Flyers are 5-5-0 at home this season and have outscored their opponents, 21-8, in those five wins. – Philadelphia has netted four-plus goals in five of its 10 home games so far this season, posting a 4-1-0 home record when scoring four-plus goals. – The Flyers went 3-0-0 at home to start a season for the first time since 2007-08 when they started 6-0-0.
