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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers are in Raleigh on Saturday night for Game One against Rod Brind’Amour’s Carolina Hurricanes.
On Wednesday, a Cam York overtime goal sent the Flyers to a 1-0 clinching victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Six of their conference quarterfinal series. The Flyers posted 98 points during the regular season.
The Senators have been off for a week after sweeping the Ottawa Senators in the first round. During the regular season, the Hurricanes won the Eastern Conference top seed with 113 points. Across the entire NHL, only the Colorado Avalanche (121 points) had a superior record.
During the four-game regular season series between the Flyers and Canes, each and every game was decided beyond regulation. The Flyers went 1-0-3 in those games. They suffered an overtime loss and two shootout defeats before winning via shootout on the penultimate night of the regular season. The win clinched a playoff spot for Philadelphia.
The Flyers took a one-day respite after concluding the Pittsburgh series. On Friday, the team practiced at the FTC in Voorhees before leaving for North Carolina.
On the injury front, the Flyers have several banged up players. However, they have their full roster available to play if called upon to suit up. On the Carolina side, Carolina hopes defenseman Alexander Nikishin (concussion) will be ready to start the series in the lineup. Forward Nikolaj Ehlers suited up for a full practice on Friday.
Where to watch
Time and Broadcast: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
Series Primer (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com): click here
Friday Forecheck — Nick Seeler (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com): click here
Rewind: ECQF game-by-game
Game One: April 18 @ Pittsburgh
Game One scoring
Rasmus Ristolainen (0g, 2a)
Porter Martone (1g, 0a) — GWG
Travis Sanheim (1g, 0a)
Jamie Drysdale (1g, 0a)
Christian Dvorak (0g, 1a)
Travis Konecny (0g, 1a)
Trevor Zegras (0g, 1a)
Denver Barkey (0g, 1a)
Game One goaltending
Dan Vladar: 15 saves on 17 shots
Game One special teams
Power play: 0-for-3
Penalty kill: 2-for-2
Game Two: April 20 @ Pittsburgh
Game Two scoring
Garnet Hathaway (1g, 1a) — SHG, 7 hits
Porter Martone (1g, 0a) — GWG
Luke Glenending (1g, 0a) — ENG
Owen Tippet (0g, 1a)
Travis Konecny (0g, 1a)
Christian Dvorak (0g, 1a)
Sean Couturier (0g, 1a)
Game Two goaltending
Dan Vladar: 27 saves on 27 shots
Game One special teams
Power play: 0-for-5
Penalty kill: 5-for-5, 1 SHG
Game Three: April 22 in Philadelphia
Game Two scoring
Trevor Zegras (1g, 1a) — PPG
Noah Cates (1g, 1a) — PPG
Sean Couturier (0g, 2a)
Jamie Drysdale (0g, 2a)
Noah Juulsen (0g, 2a)
Nick Seeler (1g, 0a) — GWG
Rasmus Ristolainen (1g, 0a)
Owen Tippett (1g, 0a) — ENG
Porter Martone (0g, 1a)
Game Three goaltending
Dan Vladar: 27 saves on 29 shots
Game Three special teams
Power play: 2-for-3
Penalty kill: 3-for-5
Game Four: April 25 in Philadelphia
Game Four scoring
Travis Konecny (1g, 0a)
Denver Barkey (1g, 0a)
Trevor Zegras (0g, 1a)
Cam York (0g, 1a)
Travis Sanheim (0g, 1a)
Christian Dvorak (0g, 1a)
Game Four goaltending
Dan Vladar: 17 saves on 20 shots
Game Four special teams
Power play: 0-for-3
Penalty kill: 2-for-3
Game Five: April 25 @ Pittsburgh
Game Five scoring
Rasmus Ristolainen (0g,2a)
Alex Bump (1g, 0a)
Travis Sanheim (1g, 0a)
Travis Konecny (0g, 1a)
Noah Cates (0g. 1a)
Game Five goaltending
Dan Vladar: 18 saves on 21 shots
Game Five special teams
Power play: 0-for-2
Penalty kill: 2-for-2
Game Six: April 27 in Philadelphia
Game Six scoring
Cam York (1g, 0a, OT GWG)
Matvei Michkov (0g, 1a)
Noah Cates (0g, 1a)
Game Six goaltending
Dan Vladar: 42 saves on 42 shots
Game Six special teams
Power play: 0-for-2
Penalty kill: 2-for-2
Flyers Lineup
The Flyers will hold an 11:30 a.m. EDT morning skate on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The projected lineup below is speculative and will be updated if necessary during the day. The lines below reflect Game Six of the Pittsburgh series. Philly held practice on Friday but Owen Tippett took a maintenance day. The main questions for Game One in Carolina: Does Alex Bump stay in the lineup? Does Garnet Hathaway return? Meanwhile, does Tyson Foerster remain on the fourth line?
Owen Tippett – Trevor Zegras – Porter Martone
Denver Barkey – Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Alex Bump – Noah Cates – Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster – Sean Couturier – Luke Glendening
Travis Sanheim – Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York – Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler – Noah Juulsen
Dan Vladar
[Samuel Ersson]
Scratches: Garnet Hathaway (healthy), Emil Andrae (healthy), Carl Grundstrom (healthy), Nikita Grebenkin (upper body), Garrett Wilson (healthy).
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Hockey Hot Stove Live: May 2, 2026
The Hockey Hot Stove Flyers coverage team — Anthony Mingione, Haley Taylor Simon, and me — will be at Collegeville Italian Bakery & Pizzeria Napoletana on Ridge Pike from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT today. We will record a live preview podcast for the Flyers vs. Hurricanes series. Thereafter, we will do a fan forum/ Q&A session. Hope you can join us live or on the Hot Stove Youtube channel.
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