Goalie Brian Elliott will start for the Flyers, who are 1-4-0 on the trip following a four-game winning streak. The Hurricanes, who are 2-5-0 in their past seven games, will play the fifth of a seven-game homestand; they are 2-2-0. The Flyers have won each game against the Hurricanes this season; 4-1 at Philadelphia on Nov. 5 and 5-3 at Carolina on Nov. 21.
Players to watch
Flyers forward Claude Giroux has 43 points (13 goals, 30 assists) in 42 games against the Hurricanes, including six points (three goals, three assists) in two games this season. Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in 15 games against the Flyers.
They said it
"It's time to get back on the winning side of things and we can't ask for a better opportunity than Tuesday against the Hurricanes, a big division rivalry game. Hopefully we can get out of here with the two points that they can't get." -- Flyers center Sean Couturier "I think they've improved their back end, and obviously, they're goaltending they're pretty happy with. They've got the same old guys you've got to watch that can kill you. But they're a lot deeper now than they've been in the past and a lot more formidable team."-- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
Neither team held a morning skate. … Braun, who left a 6-2 loss at the Arizona Coyotes on Jan. 4 with a groin injury, will not play.
Stat pack
Voracek has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in his past nine games and six assists in his past four. … Couturier has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past 10 games. … Svechnikov has seven points (five goals, two assists) in his past nine games. … Teravainen has 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in 17 games against Philadelphia.
