NHL Game Preview: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 3/15/2025

Carolina Hurricanes (40-22-4, 84 Pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (28-31-8, 64 Pts)

Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSN SO/NBCSP
Radio:
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan
Philadelphia – 97.5 FM WPEN, Flyers Radio 24/7

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Carolina: -1.5 ML -170
Philadelphia: +1.5 ML +142
O/U 5.5

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Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes are on a six game winning streak most recently picking up a 4-2 win over the Red Wings last night. They are now 6-1-0 in March averaging 2.86 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.71 goals per game. Seth Jarvis is on a four game point steak. 

Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:

The Flyers snapped a five game skid with a 4-3 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. With the win they improved to 2-5-0 in March averaging two goals per game while allowing 3.71 goals per game. Bobby Brink was the star on Thursday scoring two goals and adding an assist. 

Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

Blake-Aho-Jarvis
Hall-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Stankoven
Robinson-Jankowski-Jost

Slavin-Burns
Gostisbehere-Chatfield
Walker-Morrow

Kochetkov
Andersen 

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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines

Foerster -Cates-Konecny
Tippett-Couturier-Michkov
Lycksell-Poehling-Brink
Deslauriers-Abols-Pelletier

York-Sanheim
Seeler-Drysdale
Andrae-Zamula

Ersson
Fedotov

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Players To Watch:

Carolina Hurricanes

Sebastian Aho this season has 62 points on 24 goals and 38 assists. He’s face the Flyers 31 times in his career recording 32 points on 14 goals and 18 assists; this season in the two meetings he has a goal and two assists. 

Philadelphia Flyers

Travis Konecny this season has 65 points on 22 goals and 43 assists. He’s faced the Hurricanes 29 times in his career recording 22 points on 12 goals and ten assists; he recorded four points in one of the two meetings this season on two goals and two assists. 

Injury Report:

Carolina Hurricanes

RW Jesper Fast – LTIR
LW William Carrier – Out
D Dmitry Orlov – Out
RW Andrei Svechnikov – DTD

Philadelphia Flyers

D Ryan Ellis – LTIR 
RW Garnet Hathaway – DTD
D Rasmus Ristolainen – DTD

Next Game

Carolina  – March 20 at San Jose Sharks
Philadelphia – March 17 at Tampa Bay Lightning

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