Jackson Blake scored in the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 to open a home-and-home set.

Zegras, Travis Konecny, and Christian Dvorak were a noticeable trio on the ice and will once again be a focal point for the Canes’ defense. Last night, the Flyers were able to get favorable matchups for their top line. Today on home ice, expect the Jordan Staal line to get the shutdown assignment.

Bobby Brink was blunt about the Flyers’ 4-3 shootout loss to Carolina. “We were pretty bad,” Brink said of the second period that saw the Flyers’ 2-0 lead evaporate Saturday night at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.

In three-on-three overtime — which the Flyers are really struggling with lately — Ersson was the primary reason the game even made it to the shootout. He absorbed a Shayne Gostisbehere shot with 1:31 to go in the extra session after the Flyers were gassed in their own end, and denied Jordan Staal alone in front with eight seconds to go.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes NHL game to be played on December 14, 2025 on ESPN.

In their final game of a six-game homestand, and the first of a home-and-home, the Philadelphia Flyers put on a show in the first 20 minutes against the Carolin

When asked Thursday, before the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, about his undersized defense pair of Jamie Drysdale and Emil Andrae, Tocchet was about to cite a defenseman he coached in Vancouver as an example of how to succeed as that kind of player, before quickly pivoting.

The Philadelphia Flyers concluded a six-game homestand and opened a weekend home-and-home set against the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 (1-0) shootout loss on Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

The Philadelphia Flyers final game of a six-game homestand pits them against the Carolina Hurricanes in a game that has big implications on 27-year-old goaltend

Not satisfied with a grand total of only one goal from the trio of Nic Deslauriers, Rodrigo Abols and Garnet Hathaway, Tocchet inserted Carl Grundstrom, and the move paid immediate dividends.

There have also been adjustments made. Let's look at some of the basic aspects of the Flyers' systems.

The Flyers hung with Vegas and Carolina this week as two of the NHL's elites, but they had the chance to take both games and let themselves get burned instead. It's part of the process, but it's painful.