Hurricanes defeat Flyers 4‑1, extend Philadelphia’s record season-opening skid
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves for Carolina, which improved to 5-2. Shayne Gostisbehere and Mark Jankowski also scored, and William Carrier had two assists. Christian Dvorak scored for Philadelphia. The Flyers dropped to 0-5-2, extending their franchise-record season-opening losing streak to seven games. Both previous Philadelphia teams that opened with seven straight losses eventually made the playoffs. The NHL game drew 18,914. Carolina scored three first-period goals and added one in the second. Philadelphia scored once in the first. Aho added two shots and two hits. Gostisbehere had three shots and one hit. Svechnikov had one shot and two penalty minutes. Dvorak had three shots for Philadelphia. Logan Stankoven had three shots, and Jackson Blake had four shots for Carolina. Sean Walker contributed an assist.