The third-seeded Philadelphia Flyers look to even their best-of-seven series at 1-1 when they meet the top-seeded Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of the 2026 NHL playoff second round on Monday night. Carolina opened the series with a 3-0 victory on Saturday.
Series Overview
The Flyers (43-27-12) finished third in the Metropolitan Division with 98 points and are 25-15-4 on the road this season, including the playoffs. The Hurricanes (53-22-7) won the Metropolitan Division with 113 points and are 31-10-2 on their home ice.
Face-off: 7 p.m. ET at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Flyers vs. Hurricanes Betting Odds
Money Line: Hurricanes -267 | Flyers +215
Over/Under: 5.5 goals
Puck Line: Hurricanes -1.5 (+107)
SportsLine Model Prediction
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NHL game 10,000 times. After simulating Flyers vs. Hurricanes, the model is going Over on the total (5.5).
The Over cleared in 23 of 44 Philadelphia games where the line was at 5.5. The Over also cleared in 45 of Carolina's last 87 games with two pushes. The Hurricanes finished the regular season second in the NHL in goals per game at 3.55. The Flyers were 21st in offense, scoring 2.93 goals per game.
Player Projections
Philadelphia: Travis Konecny (.38 goals, .57 assists) | Goaltender Dan Vladar (25.2 saves, 2.95 goals allowed)
Carolina: Seth Jarvis (0.42 goals, 0.45 assists) | Goalie Frederik Andersen (18.9 saves, 2.77 goals allowed)
The model projects 6.0 combined goals between the teams, making the Over the play.