Philadelphia Flyers (7-7-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (9-6, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Carolina Hurricanes after Morgan Frost's two-goal game against the Los Angeles Kings in the Flyers' 4-2 win.
Carolina is 9-6 overall and 2-1-0 against the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have a +one scoring differential, with 50 total goals scored and 49 given up.
Philadelphia has gone 7-7-1 overall with a 1-1-0 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers are 10th in NHL play with 66 total penalties (averaging 4.4 per game).
Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Hurricanes won 3-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has four goals and nine assists for the Hurricanes. Teuvo Teravainen has five goals over the past 10 games.
Travis Konecny has nine goals and four assists for the Flyers. Travis Sanheim has two goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 6-4-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.9 assists, four penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Flyers: 4-6-0, averaging 3.2 goals, five assists, 3.9 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Ryan Suzuki: out (upper body), Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting).
Flyers: Felix Sandstrom: out (undisclosed), Carter Hart: day to day (illness), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Marc Staal: out (rib), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
