RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two teams that are slumping at the wrong time meet Saturday night at PNC Arena, both with a degree of desperation.
The Philadelphia Flyers are in danger of dropping out of playoff position in the Eastern Conference. The Carolina Hurricanes have a challenging climb to snatch a playoff spot.
"Obviously the sense of urgency now has to be amped up regardless where we're at," Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald said.
Philadelphia is 1-6-1 this month, beginning with a 4-1 home loss to Carolina.
The Hurricanes are 1-4-0 across their last five games.