PHILADELPHIA — While meaningless April games have become the status quo in Raleigh, the Philadelphia Flyers are having a much more exciting month. They needed a win tonight to keep pace with the last Wild Card spot. They played like a team hungry for a playoff berth, and their desperation was rewarded as they took down the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 4-3.
The first period opened up fairly uneventful until around 14 minutes in, when Derek Ryan streaked up the boards into the offensive zone and curled up, finding Jeff Skinner at the top of the opposing circle.