Hurricanes Game 81: Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch vs. Flyers
James Guillory-Imagn Images The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Philadelphia Flyers in a Metropolitan Division matchup Monday in a game that means a great deal to the home team, who are clawing at the postseason as they try to fend off the two other remaining undecided teams – the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals. The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT. In Their Previous Games… Saturday, the Hurricanes took the win in their final Western Conference matchup of the regular season, taking the win against the Utah Mammoth 4-1.
In doing so, Andrei Svechnikov reached an all-time high in his NHL career, scoring 31 goals for the first time. Additionally, Jordan Staal joined the 20-goal club, bringing the Hurricanes’ total of players to accomplish that number to seven. It was the first time since the 2015-16 season that he had reached the mark.
With the game’s conclusion, an empty net goal scored by Sean Walker broke a record in Hurricanes history , giving the Hurricanes their most goals in a regular season campaign with 287, surpassing the 2005-06 season’s 286. However, there was another special occasion highlighting the night, as Jaccob Slavin and his brother Josiah skated in their first regular-season NHL game together. They, along with their family, had some really interesting thoughts to share about the special moment – you can read all about it here !
Nevertheless, Monday’s game will not have the Slavin duo. Sunday, Josiah was reassigned to the Chicago Wolves . On the other side of the ice, the Flyers – against all odds – have managed to pull ahead of the crowd and into third in the Metro, as the Atlantic Division’s Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators have already claimed both Eastern Conference wild cards.
A big boon to them has been the arrival of prospect Porter Martone from Michigan State University following the Spartans’ elimination from the NCAA’s Hockey Championship at the hands of the Wisconsin Badgers at the end of March. In just seven games with the big club, Martone has averaged a point per game, netting three goals and acquiring four assists already. He has only gone scoreless in two games thus far.
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