What - Game 2 (1-0-0)
When - 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to make it two wins in a row to start the 2025-26 season as they play host to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Canes are coming off of a 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, a game which featured a hot debut from new defenseman K'Andre Miller as well as quite a bit of offense throughout the lineup.
The Flyers are coming off of a 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers also on Thursday.
The team is hoping to take another step toward contention with an infusion of young talent and a new coach in Rick Tocchet after having missed the playoffs for the last five seasons.
Streaks
- N/A
Milestone Watch
- Jaccob Slavin is one point shy of 300 career points.
- Jordan Staal is two goals shy of 300 career goals.
- Staal is also two games shy of playing 900 games as a Hurricane.
- Seth Jarvis is two goals shy of 100 career goals.
- K'Andre Miller is four assists away from 100 career assists.
- Sean Walker is four games away from playing in 400 career games.
- Nikolaj Ehlers is five assists away from 300 career assists.
- Jordan Martinook is five goals shy of 100 career goals.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is five points shy of 200 career points.
- K'Andre Miller and Nikolaj Ehlers made their Carolina Hurricanes debut Thursday night against New Jersey. Miller also scored his first two goals as a Hurricane.
- Alexander Nikishin made his NHL regular season debut on Thursday and also registered his first NHL point.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 60-74-14-14 all-time against the Flyers, but went 3-0-0 against them last season.
- In fact, the Hurricanes are 9-1-0 over the their last 10 games against Philly at Lenovo Center and 18-5-0 in the teams' last 23 meetings.
- Sebastian Aho (15g, 34pts in 32gp) and Taylor Hall (13g, 35pts in 34gp) are point-per-game players for their careers against Philadelphia.
- Shayne Gostisbehere was drafted by the Flyers in 2012 and played their from 2014-2021. Sean Walker also played in Philadelphia in 2023-24 and head coach Rod Brind'Amour was a Flyers legend, recording 601 points in Philly from 1991-2000.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 1-0-0; 0.864 Sv%; 3.00 GAA
- Sam Ersson: First Start
Leading Scorers
- Goals - K'Andre Miller & Seth Jarvis (2) / Noah Cates (1)
- Points - K'Andre Miller, Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho, Shayne Gostisbehere & Taylor Hall (2) / Noah Cates & Tyson Foerster (1)
Power Play
- Carolina - 25% (1/4)
- Philadelphia - 0% (0/2)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 100% (2/2)
- Philadelphia - 80% (4/5)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin - Sean Walker
K’Andre Miller - Jalen Chatfield
Alexander Nikishin - Shayne Gostisbehere
Frederik Andersen
Brandon Bussi
Injuries and Scratches: Mark Jankowski, Mike Reilly, Pyotr Kochetkov (undisclosed)
Flyers Projected Lineup
Travis Konecny - Sean Couturier - Matvei Michkov
Christian Dvorak - Trevor Zegras - Owen Tippett
Tyson Foerster - Noah Cates - Bobby Brink
Nikita Grebenkin - Jett Luchanko - Garnet Hathaway
Nick Seeler - Travis Sanheim
Adam Ginning - Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula - Noah Juulsen
Sam Ersson
Dan Vladar
Injuries and Scratches: Rodrigo Abols, Nicolas Deslauriers, Dennis Gilbert, Oliver Bonk (UBI), Rasmus Ristolainen (tricep), Cam York (LBI)
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