Recap: Canes Conclude Trip With Win In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA. - The Carolina Hurricanes scored four unanswered goals Friday afternoon, guiding them to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

How It Happened
The team's first minute of play did not go their way to say the least, as the home side opened up the scoring just 50 seconds in. Despite a challenge from Rod Brind'Amour, a Claude Giroux effort setup a crashing Ivan Provorov to make it 1-0 early.
An early momentum shift in the game came as the team's first power play a little later in the frame. Although they did not score, it kicked off an important stretch in which Carolina then started to dictate where the game was being played. Their pressure continued beyond the two-minute attempt, eventually leading to the team's opening goal of the game from Sebastian Aho. What would become a storyline through the game, the Canes ability to hawk pucks in the attacking end appeared to be too much for the Flyers, starting courtesy of Teuvo Teravainen and Martin Necas.

Philadelphia would jump back out in front before the end of the first period, as Joel Farabee put his team back ahead with a shorthanded marker.
The second period was where the game got hectic, beginning with a second of the afternoon for Aho. It was the start of a five-goal flurry, with four of them belonging to Carolina. Brett Pesce jumped up along the far wall to cut off a Philadelphia transition feed, allowing Necas to drop off a pass for Carolina's #20, who made it 2-2 with a glove-side high shot.
Rasmus Ristolainen put the Flyers ahead for a third time less than a minute later, but the hosting club's final lead of the day lasted just 29 seconds. On another Canes forechecking effort, Jesper Fast forced a turnover, leading to an Ian Cole shot from the point that Fast put back himself.
From there the engine really got moving for Carolina, who tacked on two more in the frame to make it 5-3 after 40 minutes of play. Defenseman Tony DeAngelo was the point man on wonderful setups for both Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Steven Lorentz, giving another large wave of momentum to his club.

Carolina would put it away with an early third period tally from Andrei Svechnikov, concluding a 6-3 effort with little pushback from Philadelphia.
They Said It:
Rod Brind'Amour on what the difference was in today's game:
"The puck went in the net. It feels the same as the other games we've had, where we got the opportunities - this time we connected on them. That's what stands out to me."
Jesperi Kotkaniemi on his two-point performance:
"It's always good to get a couple of points. I think it was a good game for the whole team. I thought Raants was really good in the net and he guaranteed the win for us."
Sebastian Aho on the team winning in the final game of their 12-day road trip, after a cross-country flight yesterday:
"It's good to finish the trip in the right way. It probably wasn't the ideal schedule for the last game of the trip for us, but it was a great job by the team. We went to work, got two points and that's huge."
What's Next?:
The team flies home post-game, returning to Raleigh for the first time in nearly two weeks. They'll be off on Saturday and then return to action Sunday afternoon at PNC Arena against the Washington Capitals.
Bonus Notes:
- 14 of 18 Hurricanes skaters registered points today. - Antti Raanta earned his third win in his fourth start of the season. He stopped 20 of 23 Philadelphia attempts. - Sebastian Aho's seven shots on goal led all skaters and tied his season-high.