🌪️ Away Hurricanes 14-16-6 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	0	0	0	2
PHI	0	0	0	4

Hurricanes at Flyers

Flyers beat Hurricanes 4–2 at Wells Fargo Center on December 23, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 23, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 26:05 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Colin Forbes

2 A

1 shots · 10:41 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Nelson Emerson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 20:39 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PHI🔔

23 Shots on goal 31

15 Hits 10

12 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 8

12 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 8.7% (2/23) PHI shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:54 TOI

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-16-6 (39% win rate, 36 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 24-9-3 (67% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-16-6 (39% win rate, 36 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 24-9-3 (67% win rate, 36 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Primeau · Emerson 20:39

L2 Manderville · Kapanen · Dineen 17:34

L3 Sanderson · Kron · Leach 16:09

L4 Ranheim · Grimson · Rice 4:16

D1 Chiasson · Wesley 22:04

D2 Burt · Hill 19:28

D3 Ciccone · Leschyshyn 17:04

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Gratton · Brind'Amour 21:46

L2 Zubrus · Lindros · Klatt 20:01

L3 Podein · Forbes · Otto 12:29

L4 Prospal · Kordic · Myhres 3:42

D1 Desjardins · Therien 25:14

D2 Niinimaa · Richardson 22:10

D3 Coffey · Svoboda 12:32

❓ CAR vs PHI, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Flyers on December 23, 1997?

Flyers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Flyers?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Flyers 4.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Flyers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 20

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 23, 1997

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