3 keys to a Thanksgiving win in Philadelphia for the Hurricanes

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 16: Martin Necas #88 of the Carolina Hurricanes waits for a faceoff in the third period of a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on November 16, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes defeated the Golden Knights 4-2. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

Tonight, the Carolina Hurricanes conclude their six-game, 12-day road trip as they are in the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia Flyers. This game is a rematch of a loss from Raleigh where the Flyers’ young netminder stonewalled the team with the best points percentage in the NHL, and today they get to look for some revenge on the young Canadian and his teammates.

Philadelphia themselves are looking like the strongest opponent Carolina will find themselves contesting on this road trip. With the Metropolitan Division rival currently boasting an 8-6-4 record, the 14-3-1 Carolina Hurricanes will be looking to ensure that they end this road trip 4-1-1 as opposed to just taking home the three wins. However, that is far from a certainty at the Wells Fargo Center.

Since the last time these two teams met, Philadelphia has gotten a lot of bodies back from injured reserve, and Carolina has gotten back a lot too. When they met two weeks ago, Carolina did not have two important players who are both expected to be in the lineup for them tonight. It’s going to be a fun game on paper. Now, we just have to hope that the two teams will live up to expectations on the night.

In this game, Carolina will need two points because that will create some fun scenarios. If Carolina wins this game, what happens in the Florida-Washington game later tonight will be impactful on the team. A win would put Carolina back at the top of the standings with a Florida loss, and at the top of the Metropolitan by more than just points percentage if Washington loses. So two points tonight would be very nice.

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