According to the Associated Press (AP),

RALEIGH, N.C.

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Wednesday night with goals from Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny, and Ryan Poehling.

Carter Hart, the goaltender for Philadelphia, returned to the starting lineup for the first time since November 1st and made 31 saves to secure his second away win of the season. Hart had been absent from the previous two games due to food poisoning and had also missed three games before that due to a mid-body injury.

Hart credited his teammates for their assistance in blocking 30 shots.

Hart stated that he believed the team did well in locating and utilizing sticks, as well as finding open shooting lanes, with the assistance of a few significant blocks.

The Flyers scored goals in the first and second periods to secure their third consecutive victory on the road and hand the Hurricanes their first defeat in five home games of the season.

According to Tippett, the quick beginning was intentional.

“They consistently have a fast pace, particularly when playing at home,” stated Tippett, who has scored in the last three games. “There’s no room for complacency or it could lead to unfavorable results. We had a strong start and maintained it throughout the entire 60 minutes.”

Carolina’s Stefan Noesen was the scorer.

At the 1:50 mark of the first period, Tippett scored the opening goal for the Flyers with help from Morgan Frost and Louie Belpedio. This marked Tippett’s fourth goal in the last three games.

At 19:03, Konecny scored his 10th goal of the season and gave his team a 2-0 lead by redirecting a pass from Nick Seeler into the net past Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov. This was Konecny’s first goal in five games and his second one in the month of November, making it his team’s highest scoring goal of the season.

Konecny explained, “I didn’t make any moves. Seeler’s play was exceptional and I simply redirected it into the goal.”

The Flyers scored quickly once more in the second period, with Poehling finding the back of the net just 29 seconds in to bring the score to 3-0. Assists were credited to Sean Walker and Scott Laughton on Poehling’s goal.

The Hurricanes, who had a record of six wins in their last eight games, scored a goal thanks to Noesen, who received a pass from Tony D’Angelo at the 11-minute mark of the second period. Jack Drury also contributed with an assist.

In the second period, Carolina had two opportunities to score while on a power play, but Hart was able to make 11 saves.

The coach of the Philadelphia team, John Tortorella, stated that the sequence following Noesen’s goal was crucial.

Tortorella expressed satisfaction with how we remained composed and managed the shift in momentum, leading us to start the third period with a score of 3-1. He emphasized the significance of this aspect in our performance.

Kochetkov stopped 20 shots for the Hurricanes, who have lost four out of the five games he has started this season.

UP NEXT

The Flyers will be hosting the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday evening.

The Hurricanes will be hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins for a game on Friday evening.

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The AP NHL hub can be found at https://apnews.com/hub/nhl.

Source: wralsportsfan.com