Aho, Svechnikov lead Hurricanes past Flyers for fifth straight win
Carolina won 4-1 as Philadelphia remained winless through seven games.
Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each finished with a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday, Oct. 11. Carolina's fifth consecutive victory moved it to 5-1-1; Philadelphia remained winless at 0-5-2.
All four second-period goals came within a span of less than seven minutes. Svechnikov opened the scoring at 10:16, and Shayne Gostisbehere doubled the lead at 13:45 off a pass from Aho. Christian Dvorak redirected a Nick Seeler shot at 15:26 to pull Philadelphia within one, but Aho answered at 16:54 after William Carrier found him through the slot.
Mark Jankowski completed the scoring at 15:09 of the third period, extending his goal streak to four games. Carrier contributed two assists, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots. Joseph Woll made 26 saves for the Flyers.
Aho has six goals and five assists over a six-game point streak. Philadelphia's seven-game winless start is a franchise record, according to the NHL's recap.
Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal missed the game with a lower-body injury.
