CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 6-2 loss against the New York Islanders at PNC Arena on Friday. Martin Necas and Brent Burns each scored for Carolina, as Burns’ tally marked his first goal with the team. Jordan Martinook, Brett Pesce and Brady Skjei each tallied an assist as Skjei registered a helper for the second consecutive game. Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in net, falling to 3-2-0 on the campaign.
INJURY REPORT
Cavan Fitzgerald, upper-body, missed seven games (10/12-10/28)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed seven games (10/12-10/28)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed six games (10/14-10/28)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed seven games (10/12-10/28)
Ryan Suzuki, upper-body, missed seven games (10/12-10/28)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 34
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 28 Acquired a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Vancouver in exchange for Ethan Bear and Lane Pederson.
STREAKS
Brent Burns has tallied a point in back-to-back games (10/24-10/28: 1g, 1a) Martin Necas has recorded a point in back-to-back games (10/24-10/28: 1g, 1a) Brady Skjei has earned an assist in back-to-back games (10/24-10/28: 2a)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Oct. 29 at Philadelphia 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Oct. 31 Washington 7 p.m. BSSO/NHLN HRN
Nov. 3 at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 4 Buffalo 7 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
Nov. 6 Toronto 5 p.m. ESPN HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Oct. 29 Saturday No morning skate
Oct. 30 Sunday No practice
Oct. 31 Monday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 1 Tuesday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Nov. 2 Wednesday Invisalign Arena 11 a.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 first of four meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Flyers travel to PNC Arena on 12/23 and 3/9, and the Hurricanes return to Wells Fargo Center on 3/18.
— The Hurricanes and Flyers are meeting for the 153rd time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 50-73-14-15 overall record, including a 23-39-5-9 road record.
— The Hurricanes are 8-4-0 in their last 12 games against the Flyers dating back to 12/31/18.
— Carolina won the season series 3-1-0 in 2021-22.
— The Hurricanes suffered a 2-1 loss against the Flyers at PNC Arena on 11/12/21. Steven Lorentz scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen stopped 21 of 23 shots faced in net.
— Carolina posted a 6-3 win over Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center on 11/26/21. Sebastian Aho (2g), Tony DeAngelo (2a) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1g, 1a) each recorded two points, while Antti Raanta stopped 16 of 18 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes registered a 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on 2/21/22. Vincent Trocheck tallied two points (1g, 1a), and Brett Pesce scored his first career overtime goal as Frederik Andersen made 36 saves to record the win.
— Carolina earned a 3-1 win over Philadelphia at PNC Arena on 3/12/22. Sebastian Aho, Steven Lorentz and Jordan Martinook scored for the Hurricanes, while Frederik Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots faced in net.
— Sebastian Aho has recorded 22 points (10g, 12a) in 21 career regular-season games against the Flyers.
— Paul Stastny has tallied 17 points (5g, 12a) in 22 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.
— Derek Stepan has earned 36 points (11g, 25a) in 42 career regular-season games against the Flyers.
— Teuvo Teravainen has registered 20 points (7g, 13a) in 23 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.
— 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).
11 HUNDRED
Jordan Staal is set to play in his 1,100th career NHL game at PHI on Saturday (PIT, 2006-12: 431 GP; CAR, 2013-present: 668 GP). Selected second overall by PIT in the 2006 NHL Draft, Staal looks to become the third player from his draft class to reach the milestone, joining Phil Kessel (BOS/TOR/PIT/ARI/VGK: 1,213 GP) and Milan Lucic (BOS/LAK/EDM/CGY: 1,102 GP). He will also be skating in his 669th game with Carolina, passing Cam Ward (2005-18: 668 GP) for the seventh-most games played in franchise history and the fourth-most since relocation. Staal recently registered his first point of the season with an assist at VAN (10/24) and passed Erik Cole (2001-08, 2009-11: 168-395—363) for the fifth-most points by any player in team history (since relocation).
Most points, team history (1997-present):
Eric Staal (2003-16): 322-453—775
Rod Brind’Amour (2000-10): 174-299—473
Sebastian Aho (2016-present): 186-224—410
Jeff Skinner (2010-18): 204-175—379
Jordan Staal (2013-present): 138-226—364
Most games played, team history (1997-present):
Eric Staal (2003-16): 909 GP
Glen Wesley (1997-08): 729 GP
Rod Brind’Amour (2000-10): 694 GP
Jordan Staal (2013-present): 669 GP
Cam Ward (2005-18): 668 GP
THE GREAT 88
Martin Necas scored the Hurricanes’ opening goal vs. NYI (10/28) and has earned a point in back-to-back games (10/24-10/28: 1g, 1a) and six of seven games played this season. He opened the campaign with a four-game point streak from 10/12-10/20 (3g, 4a), and he has now tallied nine points (4g, 5a) in seven games this season, ranking tied for first on the team in points and tied for second in goals. Necas earned 40 points (14g, 26a) in 78 contests with the Hurricanes last season, including just two assists through Carolina’s first seven contests.
BURN NOTICE
Brent Burns scored his first goal with Carolina against NYI on Friday and has registered a point in back-to-back games (10/24-10/28: 1g, 1a). He has recorded five points (1g, 4a) through seven games in 2022-23 and leads all Hurricanes blueliners in that category. With the goal, the 228th of his NHL career, Burns passed Steve Duchesne (2986-02, LAK/PHI/QUE/STL/OTT/DET) and Kevin Hatcher (1985-01, WSH/DAL/PIT/NYR/CAR) for the 12th-most goals by any blueliner in NHL history. He leads all active defensemen in goals, assists (554) and points (782).
ANDREI THE GIANT
Andrei Svechnikov scored his seventh goal of the season in just his sixth game at VAN (10/24), tying Geoff Sanderson (1993-94) for the most goals by any Whalers/Hurricanes skater through the team’s first six games of any campaign. Through the franchise’s first 41 NHL seasons (1979-21), Sanderson’s 1993-94 campaign was the only instance of a player scoring seven goals in Hartford/Carolina’s opening seven games, but Svechnikov has now accomplished that feat in back-to-back seasons (2021-22: 7g in 7 GP). He has yet to score an empty-net goal in 2022-23 after scoring three of those first seven goals into an empty net last season.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Sebastian Aho (4g, 5a), Martin Necas (4g, 5a) and Andrei Svechnikov (7g, 2a) rank tied for the team lead in points through the Hurricanes’ opening seven games of the season. They have each registered a point in the same game four times in 2022-23, and they are just the second trio of players in Whalers/Hurricanes history to each post at least nine points through the first seven games of any campaign. Rob Brown (3-7—10), John Cullen (2-9—11) and Pat Verbeek (4-5—9) each accomplished the feat through Hartford’s first seven games in 1991-92.
QUICK ON THE DRAW
The Hurricanes won 54.0% of their faceoffs vs. NYI (10/28), and they have now won over 50.0% of their draws in each of their last three games (10/22-10/28) and six of their seven contests in 2022-23 (10/20 at EDM: 48.7%). Carolina’s 54.5% faceoff win rate ranks fifth in the NHL this season, behind CHI (57.7%), BOS (57.4%), NJD (56.8%) and LAK (54.6%). Sebastian Aho (59.3%), Martin Necas (53.3%) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (52.8%) are each winning a career-high percentage of their draws, and albeit on only 24 faceoffs so far, Paul Stastny has posted a team-high 70.8% win rate after finishing above 54.0% at the dot in each of the last nine seasons (2013-22).
ROAD SCHOLAR
Sebastian Aho was held scoreless vs. NYI (10/28), ending his five-game point streak (10/14-10/24: 4g, 5a), the longest point streak by any Hurricanes player in 2022-23. Aho recorded a point in each game of Carolina’s recent road trip, becoming the seventh player in team history (since relocation) to find the scoresheet in every game of a five-or-more-game trip. Players with a point in every game of a five-or-more-game road trip, team history (1997-present):
Keith Primeau, 2/7/98-3/8/98: 5-5—10 in 6 GP
Cory Stillman, 11/29/05-12/10/05: 1-5—6 in 6 GP
Eric Staal, 2/2/13-2/12/13: 3-6—9 in 6 GP
Andrej Sekera, 2/25/14-3/4/14: 2-4—6 in 5 GP
Victor Rask, 10/13/16-10/25/16: 4-3—7 in 6 GP
Justin Williams, 2/29/20-3/10/20: 6-0—6 in 5 GP
Sebastian Aho, 10/14/22-10/24/22: 4-5—9 in 5 GP
SCARY GOOD
The Hurricanes began the season 3-0-0, extending their October win streak to 13 games dating back to 10/26/19. However, after earning just one point from two games in Alberta (10/20-10/22: 1-0-1) and posting a bounce-back win at VAN (10/24) followed by a loss vs. NYI on Friday, Carolina is now 4-2-1 in 2022-23. Since Rod Brind’Amour took over as head coach in 2018-19, the Hurricanes have now registered a 26-10-3 record in October games, marking the second-highest October points percentage of any NHL team over that span.
Highest points percentage in October, 2018-present:
Boston Bruins: .750 (28-8-4)
Carolina Hurricanes: .705 (26-10-3)
Edmonton Oilers: .675 (26-12-2)
Washington Capitals: .675 (23-9-8)
Buffalo Sabres: .663 (24-11-5)
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
The Hurricanes are closing their first of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2022-23 after falling to NYI on Friday. Carolina went 10-3-1 (.750) in the first game and 6-5-3 (.536) in the second game of back-to-backs last season.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES (all times Eastern)
11/1 at NYR, 7 p.m. (NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic)
11/2 at TOR, 7 p.m. (NBCSP+, 93.3 WMMR)
11/5 at OTT, 7 p.m. (NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic)
CURRENT INJURIES
Cam Atkinson (upper body, 9/25-present) – 7
Patrick Brown (IR – back, 9/21-present) – 7
Sean Couturier (back, 9/19-present) – 7
Ryan Ellis (LTIR – groin/hip/back, 10/11-present) – 7
James van Riemsdyk (IR – upper body, 10/27-present) – 1
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 42
PREVIOUS INJURIES
Felix Sandstrom (lower body, 10/1-10/17) – 2
Rasmus Ristolainen (lower body, 10/13-10/27) – 6
Owen Tippett (upper body, 10/15-10/27) – 5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/27 – Claimed F Kieffer Bellows on waivers from New York Islanders
10/27 – Activated F Owen Tippett and D Rasmus Ristolainen from IR and placed F James van Riemsdyk on IR
10/26 – Acquired F Evan Barratt from Chicago in exchange for D Cooper Zech; Barratt will report to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
FLYERS VS. HURRICANES SERIES NOTES
Overall Record: 88-40-24 (Home: 48-17-11, Away: 40-23-13) The Flyers host the first season meeting against the Hurricanes Saturday at Wells Fargo Center before visiting Carolina for the next two meetings at PNC Arena on Dec. 23 and March 9. Philadelphia is 4-2-2 in its last eight meetings against Carolina. The Flyers are 2-1-1 in the last four games at Wells Fargo Center and 4-3-1 in the last eight contests at PNC Arena. Philadelphia has outscored Carolina 529-425 in the all-time series and averages 3.48 goals per game.
FLYERS LEADERS: Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 12 points (6-6=12) in 21 career games against the Hurricanes…Ivan Provorov owns 11 points (5-6=11) in 21 contests…Kevin Hayes has 11 points (3-8=11) in 26 matches.
FLYERS GOALTENDERS: Carter Hart is 3-3-0 with a 2.99 GAA and a .910 SV% in six career starts vs. Carolina…Felix Sandstrom has not faced the Hurricanes.
PANTHERS LEADERS: Jordan Staal leads the Hurricanes with 44 points (21-23=44) in 70 career games against the Flyers…Derek Stepan owns 36 points (11-25=36) in 42 contests…Sebastian Aho has 22 points (10-12=22) in 21 matches.
HURRICANES GOALTENDERS: Frederik Andersen is 10-4-3 with a 3.00 GAA and a .911 SV% in 17 career starts vs. Philadelphia…Antti Raanta is 4-1-2 with a 1.92 GAA, a .940 SV% and one shutout in seven career starts.
HOT START
- Philadelphia enters Saturday’s contest 5-2-0 on the season, leading the Metropolitan Division in wins and points.
- The Flyers opened the 2022-23 season 3-0-0 for the first time since 2011-12.
- Per NHL Stats, Philadelphia’s three straight comeback wins from Oct. 15-18 was the third time in franchise history the Flyers have posted comeback wins in the first three games of a campaign following 1988-89 (three games) and 1982-83 (three games).
- Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in six of its seven games this season but leads the NHL with four wins when trailing first in a game.
- The Flyers have outscored their opponents, 21-17, this season. Philadelphia ranks T-4th in the League in fewest goals against and fourth in fewest goals against per game (2.43).
WHOLE LOT OF HART
- Carter Hart stopped a career-high 48 shots and tied his career high with 51 shots faced to stretch his career-high season-opening win streak to five games. He has stopped a combined 178-of-188 shots.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the seventh goaltender in Flyers history to win each of his first five games of a season and first since Ron Hextall (5-0-0 in 1995-96). The longest such stretch in franchise history is eight straight games, achieved by Dominic Roussel (1993-94) and Bob Froese (1982-83).
- The 24-year-old’s 48 saves tied for the eighth-most by a Flyers goaltender while his 51 shots faced T-10th. Per NHL Stats, his 48 saves mark the highest single-game save total by a Flyers goaltender since Steve Mason on March 22, 2016 (51 at CBJ).
- He ranks T-1st among NHL goaltenders in wins, fourth in SV% (.947) and T-6th in GAA (2.00).
- Three of his five contests this season have seen 37-plus shots against, and he is 16-2-2 in his career when making 36-plus saves.
- Outside of Philadelphia, he only has two NHL teams he has not earned a win against: Colorado and St. Louis.
KONNECT FOUR
- Travis Konecny recorded two assists Thursday for his fourth multi-point game of the season.
- He leads the team in goals (4), ranks T-1st in shots (20) and second in points (8) this season.
- The forward recorded his first career shorthanded assist/point vs. VAN (10/15).
- The 25-year-old netted two goals Oct. 13 vs. NJ for his 11th career multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, he became the second player in Flyers history to have two-or-more multi-goal games in a season opener (Bill Barber, 3x, 10/9/80, 10/9/81 & 10/7/82).
- He ranks second in Flyers history in GWG (17), third in goals (114), fourth in scoring (279) and assists (165) and fifth in PPG (21) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.
LUCKY NUMBER 13
- Kevin Hayes tallied two assists Thursday for his fourth multi-point game of the season.
- The 30-year-old leads the team in assists, PPA (4) and points this season. He also ranks T-2nd in the NHL in assists.
- He collected eight points (1-7=8) in a career-high five-game season-opening point streak, Oct. 13-22.
- He tallied his 200th career assist Oct. 19 at FLA.
- Set a career-high three-game PPP streak (3a) from Oct. 13-18.
IVAN THE GREAT
- Ivan Provorov owns five assists in seven games and ranks second on the team in assists, third in shots (17) and fourth in hits (16) this season.
- The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks third in the NHL with 29 blocked shots.
- He tallied two assists, a plus-4 rating and 10 blocked shots in Philadelphia’s season opener on Oct. 13 vs. NJ.
- His 10 blocked shots tied the franchise record for most in a game for the third time: Andrew MacDonald (3/11/16); Provorov (11/2/17 & 10/13/22).
- The Russian native needs one more goal to tie Shayne Gostisbehere (60) for fourth place in Flyers history among defensemen.
LOCKED ON LAUGHTON
- Scott Laughton netted his first career power-play goal Thursday and recorded a career-high 19 faceoff wins.
- He owns three goals in the last six games, including his second career shorthanded goal vs. VAN (10/15).
- The 28-year-old ranks second on the Flyers in goals and is one of three skaters on the team that is averaging over two minutes a game for both PP TOI/GP and SH TOI/GP (also, DeAngelo & Farabee).
WELCOME HOME
- Tony DeAngelo recorded five points (1-4=5) in a four-game point streak, Oct. 13-19.
- He ranks T-2nd on the team in PPP (3) and third in points this season.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the fifth defenseman in Flyers history to start a season on a point streak of at least four games: Behn Wilson (7 games in 1981-82), Chris Pronger (5 games in 2011-12), Gary Galley (four games in 1993-94) and Mark Howe (four games in 1988-89 & 1984-85).
- The blueliner scored his first goal in a Flyers sweater, on the power play, Oct. 15 vs. VAN.
- The Sewell, NJ native, made his Flyers debut on Oct. 13, registering two assists, a plus-3 rating and three blocked shots in a team-high 23:46 TOI.s
STEADY AT THE HELM
- Head Coach John Tortorella became the second head coach to win each of his first three games behind the Flyers bench – only Paul Holmgren (4-0-0 in 1988-89) had done so to date. Tortorella, who has coached four other NHL clubs, has never won each of his first three games behind a team’s bench. (NHL Stats)
- He is 678-543-169 in 1,390 career games as an NHL head coach.
- He ranks second amongst U.S.-born head coaches in all-time wins. Per NHL Stats, he will become the 12th head coach in NHL history to reach 700 wins.
- He is 10 games shy of becoming the 12th head coach in NHL history to serve 1,400 regular season games.
