CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 5-2 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Friday, falling in Toronto on St. Patrick’s Day for the second straight season. Martin Necas and Brady Skjei each scored for Carolina, marking Skjei’s second straight game with a goal. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jordan Martinook, Brett Pesce and Teuvo Teravainen recorded an assist, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves in net but suffered his sixth defeat in his last seven NHL decisions.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 67 games (10/12-3/17)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 66 games (10/14-3/17)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 22 games (1/21-3/17)
Antti Raanta, lower-body, missed five games (3/9-3/17)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed three games (3/12-3/17)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 263
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 15 Placed Andrei Svechnikov on injured reserve
March 13 Recalled Jack Drury from Chicago (AHL)
March 10 Acquired Jack Dugan from New Jersey in exchange for Zack Hayes and reassigned Dugan to Chicago (AHL)
March 8 Recalled Pyotr Kochetkov from Chicago (AHL) on an emergency basis
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 18 at Philadelphia 5 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
March 21 at NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 23 NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 25 Toronto 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 26 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 18 Saturday No morning skate
March 19 Sunday No practice
March 20 Monday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
March 21 Tuesday Madison Square Garden 11:30 a.m.
March 22 Wednesday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. FLYERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Philadelphia in the fourth and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Flyers are meeting for the 156th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 53-73-14-15 overall record, including a 24-39-5-9 road record.
— The Hurricanes lead the season series 3-0-0 in 2022-23 (Flyers: 0-2-1), and they are 11-4-0 in the teams’ last 15 meetings dating back to 12/31/18 (Philadelphia: 4-8-3).
— Carolina posted a 4-3 overtime win over Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center on 10/29. Martin Necas and Jordan Staal tallied two points (1g, 1a), and Brent Burns added the overtime winner as Antti Raanta made 26 saves in net.
— The Hurricanes earned a 6-5 win over the Flyers at PNC Arena on 12/23. Jordan Martinook (1g, 2a) and Jordan Staal (3a) each recorded three points, while Antti Raanta made 26 saves in net.
— Carolina registered a 1-0 win against Philadelphia at PNC Arena on 3/9. Andrei Svechnikov scored the game’s only goal on the power play, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 19 shots faced in net for his fourth shutout of the season.
— Sebastian Aho has recorded 23 points (10g, 13a) in 24 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.
— Jordan Staal has posted 49 points (22g, 27a) in 73 career regular-season games against the Flyers, marking his most goals and points against any NHL opponent. He has played the second-most games against Philadelphia of any active player.
— Paul Stastny has tallied 18 points (5g, 13a) in 25 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.
— Derek Stepan has earned 36 points (11g, 25a) in 45 career regular-season games against the Flyers.
— Teuvo Teravainen has registered 21 points (7g, 14a) in 26 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.
— Shayne Gostisbehere was selected by the Flyers in the third round (78th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft and recorded 219 points (60g, 159a) in 381 games with Philadelphia from 2014-21. He ranks sixth in assists, fifth in goals and points, fourth in power-play points (106) and third in power-play goals (27) among all defensemen in Flyers history.
— 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.
— Tony DeAngelo recorded 51 points (10g, 41a) in 64 NHL games with the Hurricanes in 2021-22, marking the most points by any defenseman in a single season in team history (since relocation). He added 10 points (1g, 9a) in 14 playoff games with Carolina and was traded to Philadelphia on 7/8/22 in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Simon Forsmark), a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
— 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).
SERIAL KILLERS
The Hurricanes went 0-for-1 on the penalty kill against the Maple Leafs on Friday, ending their 12-game streak of games played without allowing a power-play goal (2/18-3/14: 28-for-28). Carolina’s streak tied for the second-longest such streak in franchise history and tied for the longest such streak by any NHL team this season (MIN, 2/8-2/28: 24-for-24). Despite allowing a goal on the man-advantage, the Hurricanes have held the opposing power play scoreless in 21 of their last 27 games (1/10-3/17), with a 91.7% kill rate over that span (66-for-72). They now rank second in the NHL in that category (83.6%), trailing only BOS (85.7%).
Longest streak of games without allowing a power-play goal, franchise history:
13 games – 12/21/14-1/17/15 (33-for-33)
12 games – 2/18/23-3/14/23 (28-for-28)
12 games – 11/1/16-11/26/16 (25-for-25)
11 games – 12/9/21-1/15/22 (34-for-34)
9 games – 3/11/17-3/25/17 (17-for-17)
9 games – 10/30/83-11/17/83 (25-for-25)
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Wells Fargo Center
TV: ESPN+, Hulu | Radio: 93.3 WMMR
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Tue., March 21 Florida Panthers Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP/97.5 The Fanatic
Thur., March 23 Minnesota Wild Wells Fargo Center 6:30 p.m. ESPN/97.5 The Fanatic
Sat., March 25 Detroit Red Wings Wells Fargo Center 1 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 68
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 68
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 68
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 10
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 360
FLYERS VS. HURRICANES: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS HURRICANES
88-42-25 ALL-TIME RECORD 53-73-29
48-17-12 HOME 29-34-15
40-25-13 ROAD 24-39-14
0-3-2 LAST 5 MEETINGS 5-0-0
3-4-3 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-3-0
537 GOALS SCORED 436
18.9% POWER PLAY 17.1%
82.9% PENALTY KILL 81.1%
van Riemsdyk: 21 pts (6-15=21) in 39 GP
DeAngelo: 12 pts (3-9=12) in 13 GP
Two players tied at 11 pts
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Staal: 49 pts (22-27=49) in 73 GP
Stepan: 36 pts (11-25=36) in 45 GP
Aho: 23 pts (10-13=23) in 24 GP
Hart: 3-4-1, 3.19 GAA, .905 SV% in 8 GP
Sandstrom: 0-1-0, 1.04 GAA, .966 SV% in 1 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS Andersen: 10-4-3, 3.00 GAA, .911 SV% in 17 GP
Raanta: 6-1-2, 2.37 GAA, .924 SV%, 1 SO in 9 GP
Kochetkov: 1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%, 1 SO in 1 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
October 29 Wells Fargo Center CAR (4), PHI (3) OT
December 23 PNC Arena CAR (6), PHI (5)
March 9 PNC Arena CAR (1), PHI (0)
March 18 Wells Fargo Center 5 p.m
TEAM NOTES
HOME COOKIN’
- Philadelphia continues its season-high seven-game homestand Saturday (March 14-28), posting a 1-1-0 record after two games of the homestand.
- The Flyers have played in four extra session games in the last nine home contests, posting a 1-0-3 record in those games. Flyers are 1-0-4 in extra play games at home this season.
- Philadelphia is 7-7-3 in its last 17 home games and 13-16-4 in 33 home games this season.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 12 of its last 20 home games. The Flyers are 12-4-2 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.
BACK-TO-BACKS
- Friday’s and Saturday’s games mark the Flyers’ 13th back-to-back set of 15 this season.
- This set marks the final home back-to-backs this season:
- Nov. 12 vs. OTT (4-1 L); Nov. 13 vs. DAL (5-1 L)
- Feb. 11 vs. NSH (2-1 OTL); Feb. 12 vs. SEA (4-3 L)
- March 17 vs. BUF (5-2 W); March 18 vs. CAR
- The Flyers are 5-6-2 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-10-0 in the second.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/15 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
3/14 – Recalled F Tyson Foerster and G Samuel Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL) on an emergency basis
3/12 – Loaned F Elliot Desnoyers and F Tyson Foerster to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
3/10 – Relieved President of Hockey Operations & General Manger, Chuck Fletcher, of his duties; Named Daniel Briere Interim GM
QUICK HITS
- The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
- Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Feb. 12 at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots
– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
- The Flyers rank third in the NHL with 1,190 blocked shots and 1,892 hits.
