Carolina 2, Philadelphia 1
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 6, 2013
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees:
Rob Martell, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Brian Mach
Attendance:
16088
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Hurricanes 2, Flyers 1: Radek Dvorak scored his second goal in as many games to snap a second-period tie as host Carolina sent Philadelphia to its second consecutive 0-3-0 start - and fourth in franchise history.
Defenseman Jay Harrison also tallied and Jeff Skinner notched a pair of assists. Anton Khudobin turned aside 17 shots for the Hurricanes, who rebounded after squandering a late two-goal lead en route to a 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit in Thursday's season opener.
Blue-liner Luke Schenn scored the Flyers' first even-strength goal of the campaign at 3:01 of the second period. Schenn, however, saw his failed clearing attempt up the middle of the ice deflect off Skinner's skate and right to Dvorak in the slot. Dvorak, who signed a one-year deal with Carolina on Wednesday, made no mistake by lifting a shot past Steve Mason at 8:20 to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead.
Mason finished with 32 saves for Philadelphia, which has mustered just three goals this season and fell to 25-5-4 in the last 34 meetings with its now-Metropolitan Division rival.
Harrison opened the scoring 8:11 into the first period, when his shot trickled between the pads of Mason. Schenn answered by skating in from the left point following a faceoff win and caroming a shot off the post and into the net.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Carolina improved to 5-for-5 while short-handed after killing off both of Philadelphia's power-play opportunities. ... The Hurricanes outshot the Flyers 17-5 in the first period and 34-18 for the game. ... Carolina D Ryan Murphy notched an assist on Harrison's goal for his first NHL point.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Carolina |
Luke Schenn 1 |
Points |
Jeff Skinner 2 |
Luke Schenn 1 |
Goals |
Radek Dvorak 1 |
Kris Newbury 1 |
Assists |
Jeff Skinner 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Steve Mason .941 |
Save Percentage |
Anton Khudobin .944 |
Steve Mason 32 |
Saves |
Anton Khudobin 17 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Philadelphia
|
18 |
1 |
0-2 |
4-4 |
8 |
24 |
Carolina
|
34 |
2 |
0-4 |
2-2 |
4 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Carolina will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Florida. The Flyers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.