South Raleigh News

The Carolina Hurricanes aim for their third consecutive victory as they face the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, November 20. The game is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on TNT and MAX. Fans can also listen via 99.9 The Fan or the Hurricanes App.

Currently, the Hurricanes hold a record of 13-4-0 with 26 points, tying them for second place in the Metropolitan Division. They recently secured a win against the St. Louis Blues with a score of 4-1 on Sunday, November 17. Meanwhile, the Flyers stand at 8-9-2 with 18 points, tying for fifth place in the same division after losing to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, November 18.

Martin Necas has been pivotal for Carolina, boasting a career-best point streak of 13 games. His recent performance against St. Louis saw him contribute to all four unanswered goals by his team. Linemate Eric Robinson also shone with his third career three-point game.

Carolina's power play has been effective lately, scoring in three consecutive games and achieving at least one power play goal in ten out of their seventeen matches this season.

Goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov returned from injury to stop 29 out of 30 shots against St. Louis, while Spencer Martin achieved his first perfect NHL game against Ottawa.

Philadelphia had their five-game point streak ended by Colorado but showed strong offensive capabilities during that period. Travis Konecny leads their recent charge with 13 points over seven games.

Injury updates reveal that goaltender Frederik Andersen will be out longer than initially expected due to a lower-body injury unrelated to last season's blood-clotting issue. Forward Seth Jarvis remains doubtful for Wednesday's game following an upper-body injury but has resumed practice in a no-contact jersey.

Following this match, Carolina will face New Jersey on Thursday before returning home to play Dallas on Monday.