Hart, MacEwen help Flyers hand Hurricanes second loss

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carter Hart made 39 saves for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 2-1 comeback win against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Friday.

Zack MacEwen and Joel Farabee scored in the third period for the Flyers (7-3-2).
"I'm not going to apologize for great goaltending," Philadelphia coach Alain Vigneault said. "It was fun to watch. They had good goaltending too. There was no doubt that he made some unbelievable saves tonight."
Steven Lorentz scored for the Hurricanes (10-2-0), who have lost two of three after winning their first nine. Frederik Andersen made 26 saves, 13 in the third period.
"It was two different games," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It was probably two of our best periods we played all year as far as doing what we wanted to do. You knew they were going to have a push. You're not going to dominate three periods. It's just not going to happen."

MacEwen redirected Justin Braun's shot from the right point to give the Flyers a 2-1 lead with 9:40 remaining. The goal was his first in his 10th game with Philadelphia.
"It's nice to get that one out of the way, getting rolling with the boys here," MacEwen said. "Hopefully it kind of opens it up for me a little bit to keep it going."
Farabee tied it 1-1 at 4:06 when he gathered Scott Laughton's long dump-in off the end boards and scored five-hole.
"It's more his IQ, being able to read that I have a lot of speed coming there," Farabee said. "He puts it in the perfect spot where it banks right to me. Pretty elite play I'd say."
With less than five minutes left in the third period, Hart made a shorthanded save on Derek Stepan in the slot before stopping Jordan Martinook on a backhand.
"I'm just trying to do my job and stop pucks and have fun," Hart said. "Whatever comes my way, I've just got to stop it. They came out hard and we just had to battle."

Lorentz gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 11:14 of the second period when he batted Jesper Fast's pass across the crease out of the air near the right post.
"I'm still getting more and more confidence with each passing game offensively," Lorentz said. "I'm starting to get comfortable going to the blue paint and going to those dirty areas."
Seth Jarvis appeared to give Carolina a two-goal lead at 11:59, but video review determined Jarvis was offside.
The Hurricanes outshot the Flyers 28-13 in the first two periods.
"It was one of those nights when nothing was working for us as far as getting rewarded for what was going on," Brind'Amour said. "Tough night for everyone really."
NOTES: MacEwen was claimed on waivers by the Flyers after playing three seasons for the Vancouver Canucks. ... Josh Leivo had two shots, one hit and was minus-2 playing in 5:53 in his Hurricanes debut. The forward was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Tuesday; he played last season for the Calgary Flames. ... Carolina's 40 shots were its second-most this season (41 in a 6-3 win against the New York Islanders on Oct. 14).