{"id":186996,"date":"2026-05-08T08:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186996\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:28:07","slug":"carolina-visits-philadelphia-with-3-0-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186996\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina visits Philadelphia with 3-0 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> (43-27-12, in the Metropolitan Division)<\/p>\n

Philadelphia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

LINE: Hurricanes -188, Flyers +156; over\/under is 5.5<\/p>\n

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 3-0<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Thursday for the eighth time this season. The Hurricanes won 4-1 in the last meeting.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia is 43-27-12 overall and 16-13-6 against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers are 38-7-4 in games they score three or more goals.<\/p>\n

Carolina has a 53-22-7 record overall and a 23-4-2 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Hurricanes have a 29-6-3 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny<\/a> has scored 27 goals with 41 assists for the Flyers. Bobby Brink<\/a> has four assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Nikolaj Ehlers<\/a> has 26 goals and 45 assists for the Hurricanes. Jackson Blake<\/a> has two goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.7 assists, 7.3 penalties and 19.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Hurricanes: 9-0-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.7 assists, 6.3 penalties and 14.8 penalty minutes while giving up 1.2 goals per game.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Flyers: Owen Tippett<\/a>: day to day (undisclosed), Noah Cates<\/a>: out (lower body), Rodrigo Abols<\/a>: out (ankle), Nikita Grebenkin<\/a>: out (upper body).<\/p>\n

Hurricanes: None listed.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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