The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday, extending their winning streak to five games. Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each scored and assisted as the Hurricanes pulled away with three second-period goals.
Christian Dvorak scored for the Flyers (0-5-2), who have lost seven straight games to open the season, a franchise record. Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves for the Hurricanes (5-1-1), who beat Chicago 5-2 on Saturday.
How It Was Decided
Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring at 10:16 of the second period off the rush. Shayne Gostisbehere made it 2-0 at 13:45 after Sebastian Aho fed him through the slot. Christian Dvorak cut it to 2-1 at 15:26 on a deflection, but Aho restored the cushion at 16:54 on a pass from William Carrier.
Mark Jankowski sealed it at 15:09 of the third period, extending his goal streak to four games.
Top Performers
Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes): 1 goal, 1 assist. Aho has 11 points (6 goals, 5 assists) during a six-game point streak.
Andrei Svechnikov (Hurricanes): 1 goal, 1 assist.
William Carrier (Hurricanes): 2 assists.
Mark Jankowski (Hurricanes): 1 goal, extending his goal streak to four games.
Christian Dvorak (Flyers): 1 goal.
Key Stats
Carolina outshot Philadelphia 30-19. Kochetkov saved 18 of 19 shots (.947); Woll made 26 of 30 saves (.867). Both teams went scoreless on the power play.
What’s Next
The Hurricanes (5-1-1) will continue their win streak in their next game. Captain Jordan Staal missed Sunday with a lower-body injury. The Flyers (0-5-2) look to snap their seven-game losing streak. Full box score and play-by-play via NHL.com.
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