Carolina beat Philadelphia 3-2 on Saturday. The Hurricanes won in overtime after the Flyers held a one-goal lead in the second period.
The early-season records stayed close. Philadelphia moved to 0-1-2 with 2 points after three games. Carolina moved to 1-1-1 with 3 points.
The Hurricanes created more chances. They finished with 40 shots, compared with 18 for the Flyers. Carolina also scored twice on four power plays. Philadelphia went 0 for 4 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia blocked 17 shots, while Carolina blocked 14. The Flyers also had 29 hits to the Hurricanes' 13. Those numbers showed a physical home game, but Carolina produced the larger offensive total.
Shayne Gostisbehere scored the winner at 2:51 of overtime. Jackson Blake assisted on the goal, and Sebastian Aho also earned a point on the play. The goal completed Carolina's comeback from a 2-1 deficit.
Aho led the Hurricanes with two goals and one assist. He scored 10 seconds into the first period, then tied the game at 4:59 of the third. His three points were the most in the game.
Andrei Svechnikov added two assists for Carolina. He assisted on both of Aho's goals. Gostisbehere finished with the overtime goal and one point.
Matvei Michkov scored once for Philadelphia. His goal came at 7:20 of the second period and gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead. Owen Tippett also scored, while Travis Konecny, Christian Dvorak, and Trevor Zegras each recorded an assist.
Joseph Woll made 37 saves on 40 shots for Philadelphia. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 16 of 18 shots for Carolina.
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Hurricanes won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2.
Sebastian Aho (2), Shayne Gostisbehere.
Matvei Michkov, Owen Tippett.
Pyotr Kochetkov made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).
Joseph Woll made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).
At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.
Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.
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