Flyers 5–2 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🔔 PHI

Peter Forsberg

3 A

18:06 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Todd Fedoruk

2 A

10:29 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Robert Esche

40 saves

0.952 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Simon Gagne Go-ahead 1st · 18:37

Assists: Peter Forsberg · beat Cam Ward

1–0

2nd period

🌪️ Ray Whitney PP Tying 2nd · 11:11

Assists: Eric Belanger, David Tanabe · beat Robert Esche

1–1

🔔 Alexei Zhitnik Go-ahead 2nd · 19:47

Assists: Todd Fedoruk, Peter Forsberg · beat Cam Ward

2–1

3rd period

🔔 Ryan Potulny 3rd · 04:58

Assists: Todd Fedoruk, Ben Eager · beat Cam Ward

3–1

🔔 Kyle Calder 3rd · 06:23

Assists: Jeff Carter · beat Cam Ward

4–1

🌪️ Ray Whitney 3rd · 08:14

Assists: Eric Belanger, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Robert Esche

4–2

🔔 Mike Knuble PP Empty net 3rd · 19:11

Assists: Peter Forsberg

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Carter · Knuble 20:49

L2 Calder · Forsberg · Umberger 18:06

L3 York · Afanasenkov · Fedoruk 11:15

L4 Eager · Potulny · Kapanen 7:31

D1 Hatcher · Zhitnik 27:41

D2 Pitkanen · Picard 21:54

D3 Jones · Printz 10:38

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Staal · Brind'Amour 23:51

L2 Cole · Stillman · Williams 21:17

L3 Belanger · Walker · Adams 17:01

L4 Letowski · LaRose 4:18

D1 Tanabe · Hedican 18:10

D2 Wallin · Hutchinson 15:00

D3 Commodore · Babchuk 13:24

D4 Wesley 9:39

Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI CAR🌪️

19 Shots on goal 42

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

33 Hits 20

15 Blocked shots 9

14 Takeaways 12

2 Giveaways 10

18 Penalty minutes 12

PHI shooting 26.3% (5/19) CAR shooting 4.8% (2/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

40/42

.952 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 59:01 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-3 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 192006 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 2–1 Mar 82006 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 2–3 SO Jan 172006 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 4–3 SO Dec 292005 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 OT Oct 282005 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 6–8

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Who won Flyers vs Hurricanes on December 31, 2006?

Flyers won 5–2. The final score was Flyers 5, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

Alexei Zhitnik, Kyle Calder, Mike Knuble, Ryan Potulny, Simon Gagne.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ray Whitney (2).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 40 saves on 42 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Hurricanes season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🔔 Flyers

BeforeDec 28 🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL 4–3 AfterJan 2 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 3–2

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 29 🦆ANA @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 AfterJan 2 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 0–3

Also on December 31

🦆ANA 3–4 🌲MIN 👑LAK 2–6 🐙DET 🪶CHI 1–3 🧥CBJ 🛢️EDM 2–4 🔥CGY 🦈SJS 4–2 ⭐DAL

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