Philadelphia Flyers (35-26-8, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (43-20-6, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes aim to keep a four-game win streak going when they host the Philadelphia Flyers.
Carolina has gone 43-20-6 overall with a 13-4-3 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes rank sixth in NHL play with 234 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).
Philadelphia has a 35-26-8 record overall and an 8-9-2 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Flyers have committed 289 total penalties (4.2 per game) to rank seventh in league play.
The teams meet Thursday for the fourth time this season. The Hurricanes won the last matchup 4-1. Seth Jarvis scored two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has scored 27 goals with 48 assists for the Hurricanes. Jake Guentzel has two goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Travis Konecny has 27 goals and 32 assists for the Flyers. Owen Tippett has scored four goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 8-2-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
Flyers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.6 penalties and 12.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Jack Drury: day to day (lower body), Teuvo Teravainen: day to day (upper body).
Flyers: Nick Seeler: out (lower body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Sean Couturier: day to day (healthy scratch), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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