PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
INJURY REPORT
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Rasmus Ristolainen (D) IR – undisclosed 10/9- 15
Marc Staal (D) upper body 10/21- 11
Carter Hart (G) illness 11/3- 4
2023-24 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 33
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/14 Loaned D Victor Mete and G Cal Petersen to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
HOT STARTS
– The Flyers are 7-2-0 this season when leading after the first period and lead the NHL in wins when leading after the first. – Philadelphia ranks second in the League with 21 first period goals. – The Flyers are 7-1-0 this season when scoring first and rank T-4th in the NHL in wins when scoring first.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
– Philadelphia plays its fourth consecutive road game Wednesday at Carolina – its fifth road game in seven contests so far this November. – The Flyers are 3-1-0 in their last four road games, outscoring opponents, 16-8, in those contests. – Philadelphia has netted four-plus goals in five of its eight road games so far this season, posting a 4-0-1 road record when scoring four-plus goals. – The Flyers rank sixth in the NHL in road goals (28).
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, blood clotting, missed three games (11/7-11/11)
2023-24 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 24
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 12 Reassigned Domenick Fensore, Griffin Mendel, Vasily Ponomarev and Ronan Seeley to Chicago (AHL)
HURRICANES vs. FLYERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Philadelphia in the second of four meetings between the teams during the 2023-24 season. The Hurricanes will travel to Wells Fargo Center on 11/28, and the Flyers will return to PNC Arena on 3/21. — The Hurricanes and Flyers are meeting for the 158th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 55-73-14-15 overall record, including a 29-34-9-6 home record and a 19-17-2-6 record at PNC Arena. — The Hurricanes lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2023-24 (Flyers: 0-1-0), and they have won each of the teams’ last eight meetings dating back to 11/26/21. — 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. — Sebastian Aho has recorded 26 points (13g, 13a) in 26 career regular-season games against Philadelphia. — Martin Necas has tallied 11 points (2g, 9a) in 12 career regular-season games against the Flyers. — Teuvo Teravainen has registered 22 points (8g, 14a) in 28 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 75 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).
HOME COOKIN’
The Hurricanes are opening a five-game homestand against the Flyers on Wednesday, and they are now slated to play more home games over the next 12 days (11/15-11/26) than they have since the start of the regular season (10/11-11/11: 4-0-0 at PNC Arena). The Hurricanes are the only team without a home loss this season, and their four games played on home ice are tied with CHI for the fewest of any team in 2023-24. Carolina has won each of its first four home games for the third time in four seasons (also 2020-21, 2021-22), and the team is one win shy of tying for the second-longest season-opening, home win streak in franchise history (2021-22: 5-0-0).
