Notes:
- Both teams sit at 72 points in the playoff chase, 9 points out of a wild card spot. Few expect either team to clinch one of those spots, but the Flyers held the last wild card spot for some time earlier this season.
- Both #53’s have been hot recently. Carolina’s Jeff Skinner has eight points in eight games after struggling to score for much of the 2017 leg of this season, and Philly’s defenseman Shane Gostisbehere has four points in five games.
- The Flyers are 2-1-0 against the Hurricanes this season, and have won their last three home games against Carolina.