NHL Prop Bets: Carolina Hurricanes vs Philadelphia Flyers (May 2, 2026)
The Philadelphia Flyers face the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Lenovo Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.
- The Flyers have a 56-32 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Hurricanes hold a record of 36-50.
- The Flyers have a 39-43-6 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 39 games have gone over the total points line, 43 have gone under and six have resulted in a push). The Hurricanes have a 44-39-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Flyers averaged 2.93 goals per game during the regular season (21st in the NHL), while the Hurricanes averaged 3.55 (2nd). More recently, the Flyers are averaging 2.67 goals in these playoffs and the Hurricanes have managed 2.75.
- Defensively, the Flyers allowed 2.91 goals per game during the regular season (9th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Hurricanes gave up 2.88 (T5th). During the playoffs, the Flyers have given up 1.83 per contest, while the Hurricanes are allowing 1.25.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Flyers are averaging 25.8 shots per game during the postseason, up 0.4 from their regular season number of 25.5. Alternatively, the Hurricanes are allowing 27.5 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 3.6 from their regular season average of 23.9.
- Flipping that script, the Flyers are allowing 26.5 shots per game in the playoffs, up 25.5 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes are recording 33.8 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 1.6 from their regular season number of 32.2.
Power Play
- The Flyers held a power play percentage of 15.7% during the regular season, ranking 32nd in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 11.8%. Comparatively, the Hurricanes ranked 4th with 24.9% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 13.3%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Flyers had a penalty kill rate of 77.6% during the regular season (22nd) and have a kill rate of 84.2% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Hurricanes had a penalty kill rate of 80.5% in the regular season (11th) and 95.2% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 25-34-29 | 11-18-15 | 14-16-14 | 2-4-4 |
| Carolina | 42-21-23 | 20-11-12 | 22-10-11 | 6-1-3 |
To Go To Overtime
- The Flyers have played in 29 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Hurricanes have appeared in 22.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Flyers have played in 14 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Hurricanes have appeared in 10.
Last Time They Met
Philadelphia recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over Carolina at Xfinity Mobile Arena when these teams last met on April 13. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Nikolaj Ehlers did all he could for his team, recording 1 goal and 1 assist. That result snapped the Hurricanes' eight-game winning streak against the Flyers.