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 Carolina Hurricanes game preview and injury update (10/11/25). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwmeDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to never miss a story.
