The Philadelphia Flyers face the Carolina Hurricanes with both teams looking to improve on promising starts to the season. The Flyers have a 7-7-1 record and with two wins in a row, they have leaped into fifth place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have a 9-6 record which is second-best in the Metropolitan Division. Both teams look to improve within the division and the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game should be a great one.
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The Flyers are off to a promising start with their offense leading the way, scoring 3.20 goals per game with 10 goals in the last two games. Travis Konecny, Joel Farabee, and Cam Atkinson have scored 23 goals and 14 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Owen Tippett, Sean Couturier, and Scott Laughton have combined for nine goals and 20 assists while defensemen Travis Sanheim and Sean Walker have added four goals and 16 assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has been great but the defense has struggled, allowing 3.07 goals per game. Yegor Zamula and Nick Seeler have combined for 2.0 defensive point shares but the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net at will. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Carter Hart who has a .913 save percentage and a 2.52 goals-against average on 2 07 shots with 2.1 goals saved above average.