The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday, carried by multi-point performances from Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho.
After a scoreless opening period, the Hurricanes broke through midway through the second. Svechnikov snapped in his fourth goal of the season at 10:16 off a pass from Sean Walker. Shayne Gostisbehere doubled the lead at 13:45, finishing another snap shot with assists from Aho and William Carrier.
Christian Dvorak answered for Philadelphia at 15:26, deflecting in a tip-in for his first goal of the season after feeds from Nick Seeler and Denver Barkey. Just 88 seconds later, Aho restored Carolina's two-goal cushion by converting a snap shot off passes from Carrier and Svechnikov. Mark Jankowski capped the scoring at 15:09 of the third period with a snap shot assisted by Jordan Martinook and Jalen Chatfield.
Pyotr Kochetkov earned the win in net for Carolina, stopping 18 of the 19 shots he faced. Joseph Woll took the loss for Philadelphia after turning away 26 of 30 shots as the Hurricanes held a 30-19 edge in shots on goal. Neither team broke through on special teams, with Carolina finishing 0-for-4 on the power play and Philadelphia going 0-for-3.
The victory pushed Carolina's regular-season record to 5-1-1 and extended their winning streak to five games. The Flyers remained winless through seven games to sit at 0-5-2 on the season.
The Hurricanes visit the Calgary Flames on Sunday, October 18. The Flyers will host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, October 19.
