Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers 3/5/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Carolina is one team that started the year off looking great. Now, the Hurricanes will be lucky to make the playoffs. The last game that the Hurricanes were on the ice on was a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The loss dropped the  Hurricanes to a 35-24-5 record on the year.

When it comes to finding the back of the net the Hurricanes have been able to get 3.16 goals a game. The defense for the Hurricanes have allowed 2.86 goals per game. The offense for Carolina has converted at a clip of 21.2% on the year and the penalty kill for the Hurricanes has ended up killing off 83.2% of the power plays.

The Flyers have really looked good lately. The Philadelphia team has won 6 games in a row. Those 6 wins for the Flyers have improved the record for the Flyers to 38-20-7 on the year which is good enough for second place in the Metro Division.

The offense for the Flyers has ended up getting 3.31 goals per game. The defense for Philadelphia has allowed only 2.85 goals a game. The power play for the Flyers has converted at 21.6% on the power play and the penalty kill has killed off 81.2% of the power plays faced this year.