What Happened
Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho contributed a goal and an assist each to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday evening. The result marks the seventh straight loss to open the season for Philadelphia, setting a new franchise record of 0-5-2 that surpasses the 1999-00 and 2008-09 teams. Svechnikov opened the scoring in the second period following a turnover by rookie defenseman Oliver Bonk. Shayne Gostisbehere added a second goal against his former club, and Aho scored his sixth of the season to extend the lead. Mark Jankowski capped the scoring for Carolina in the third period.
Key Details
- Final score was Carolina 4, Philadelphia 1.
- Philadelphia fell to an 0-5-2 record to start the season.
- Andrei Svechnikov scored his fourth goal of the year.
- Sebastian Aho netted his sixth goal of the season.
- Shayne Gostisbehere and Mark Jankowski scored the other Hurricanes goals.