Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers
It’s been really quite a stretch for the Hurricanes; despite averaging over 37 shots on goal per game in their last four games, they are 1-3 and have scored just five goals (shooting 3.4-percent along the way). When teams with this much firepower go on long stretches with low shooting rates, it’s a good bet that it’ll rebound eventually (the Rangers did just this at the end of December and went on to average nearly four goals a game in their next six). If there was a game to breakout offensively, Philadelphia on the second of a back-to-back is a good place to start.
Philadelphia lost yesterday on Long Island, a game they probably deserved to lose. On the fantasy side of things, it made 14 games out of the Flyers’ last 16 that the team has scored at least three goals, so there is a plus side to this team. On the minus side, they have allowed five power play goals against in their last five games (78.2-percent efficiency).
The Flyers re-signed Steve Mason to a three-year contract and then Mason was consequently pulled in his very next start. As a whole, Mason’s season has been OK, but since December 1, Mason’s save percentage is .892 and he’s allowed fewer than three goals in just six of his 18 games over that stretch.
At the very least, there should be a lot of goals tonight and the Flyers scare me enough that I don’t feel comfortable starting whoever is in net for Carolina.
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Top RW Value |
Top LW Value |
Top C Value |
Top D Value |
Bargain Bin |
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(PHI) $8300 |
(CAR) $11,650 |
Elias Lindholm |
(CAR) $5000 |
(CAR) $5000 |
