NHL Prop Bets: Philadelphia Flyers vs Carolina Hurricanes (October 3, 2026)
The Carolina Hurricanes (0-1-1) face the Philadelphia Flyers (0-1-1) at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Hurricanes are favored to win at -130. They're currently +190 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Flyers are -230 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Hurricanes have a 43-60 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Flyers hold a record of 59-35 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -135 and UNDER at +114.
- The Hurricanes have a 51-48-4 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 51 games have gone over the total points line, 48 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Flyers have a 40-48-6 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Hurricanes have scored 3.49 goals per game since the beginning of last season (4th in the league). Comparatively, the Flyers have averaged only 2.88 over the same span (21st).
- Defensively, the Hurricanes have allowed just 2.88 goals per game since the beginning of last season (6th in the league), while the Flyers have given up an average of 2.96 goals over that span (12th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Carolina is averaging 32.0 shots per game since the beginning of last season (2nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, Philadelphia is allowing its opposition 25.8 shots per game (4th).
- Flipping that script, the Hurricanes have allowed only 23.9 shots per game (1st in the NHL), while the Flyers are averaging just 25.4 shots (28th).
Power Play
- Carolina holds a power play percentage of 24.1%, ranking 7th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Philadelphia sits a lowly 32nd with 15.5% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Hurricanes have a penalty kill rate of 80.8% (ranked 10th), compared to the Flyers at 77.5% (21st).
P1 Result
Carolina is +175 to win the first period, while Philadelphia is +190.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 50-26-27 | 23-15-15 | 27-11-12 | |
| Philadelphia | 28-37-29 | 12-20-15 | 16-17-14 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +265 to go to overtime.
- The Hurricanes have played in 29 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Flyers have appeared in 32.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Hurricanes have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Flyers have appeared in 14.
Last Time They Met
Carolina recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over Philadelphia at Xfinity Mobile Arena when these teams last met in Game 4 of last season's Eastern Conference second round playoff series. Jackson Blake led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist. The Hurricanes have now won four straight against the Flyers.
