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National Hockey League
Philadelphia 6, Carolina 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 22, 2016
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 19668

PHILADELPHIA -- After netting just two assists in his first four games, second-year defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere enjoyed a breakout game Saturday night against the Carolina Hurricanes, recording a goal and two assists in a 6-3 win at the Wells Fargo Center.

"I think we all felt confident out there," Gostisbehere said after his first multi-point game of the season. "We're getting in the groove with things and making plays again. It was a good team win."

Jakub Voracek scored a pair of goals and five different players found the back of the net for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 2-2-1 this season.

Defenseman Justin Faulk, Jordan Staal and Lee Stempniak scored and Eddie Lack made 21 saves for Carolina, which is 1-2-2 to start the season. The Hurricanes will return home on Sunday before concluding their six-game road trip Tuesday night in Detroit.

"It's not the way we wanted to end it," Hurricanes left winger Jeff Skinner said. "Things kind of opened up there in the second period and they capitalized on their chances. We've got one more road game coming up and we've got to be good in that game.

"We'll get home for one day, regroup and go back and have a good one in Detroit."

Forwards Wayne Simmonds and Matt Read and defenseman Brandon Manning also scored for the Flyers, while goaltender Steve Mason picked up his first win of the season with 27 saves.

The Flyers carried a 4-3 lead into the final period and received goals from Simmonds at 12:27 and Voracek with 2:27 remaining to seal the win.

After combining for just 12 shots in a scoreless first period, the two teams exploded for seven goals on 27 shots in the second period.

The Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Faulk and Staal in the opening 3:07 of the period, only to see the Flyers score four straight times.

"We need the puck more," Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. "We need to hang on to the puck more and spend more time in the O zone."

Faulk opened the scoring with the Hurricanes' sixth power-play goal in five games just 50 seconds into the second period and Staal doubled the advantage when he snapped a cross-ice feed from Joakim Nordstrom past Mason for his second goal of the season.

The Flyers tilted the ice after that, getting even-strength goals from Manning, Voracek, Read and Gostisbehere in a span of 12:27.

Manning started the onslaught at the 4:50 mark when he tucked the puck behind Lack from below the goal line for his first of the season. Voracek followed with his first of the season with a redirection of a point shot by rookie defenseman Ivan Provorov.

Provorov picked up his second assist of the night when he set up Read for his team-leading fifth goal of the season.

"Right from Day One he's been moving his feet and playing with speed," Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said of Read, who managed just 11 goals last season. "With that comes the tenacity of his game and the confidence of his game."

When Gostisbehere fired a wrister past Lack for his first goal, it looked like the Flyers might be on their way to a romp of the road-weary Hurricanes.

Instead, the 33-year-old Stempniak gave the Hurricanes some life with his fourth goal of the season with 66 seconds remaining in the second period, converting on a nice feed from top-line center Victor Rask.

NOTES: Flyers RW Dale Weise served the first game of his three-game suspension for his hit to the head of Anaheim Ducks D Korbinian Holzer on Thursday night. He was replaced in the Flyers' lineup by rookie RW Roman Lyubimov, who made his second appearance of the season on a fourth line with LW Chris VandeVelde and C Boyd Gordon. ... Flyers D Michael Del Zotto (left knee) and LW Scott Laughton (lower body) missed their fifth straight games. While LW Michael Raffl (upper body) missed his second game. ... The Flyers are back in action Monday night in Montreal against the Canadiens. ... The Hurricanes played their fifth straight game on the road. They conclude their season-opening six-game trip Tuesday night in Detroit. The Canes are the last NHL team to play their opener and will finally return to Raleigh on Friday night against the New York Rangers. ... Hurricanes assistant coach Rod Brind'Amour played nine of his 21 NHL seasons in Philadelphia. ... Hurricanes D Ryan Murphy remains out of the Carolina lineup because of a lower-body injury. He is expected to be sidelined 3-4 weeks. ... RW Martin Frk, C Andrej Nestrasil and D Jakub Nakladal were healthy scratches for the Hurricanes.
Top Game Performances
 
Carolina   Philadelphia
Sebastian Aho 2 Points Jakub Voracek 3
Justin Faulk 1 Goals Jakub Voracek 2
Sebastian Aho 2 Assists Ivan Provorov 2
Justin Faulk 1 Power Play Goals Wayne Simmonds 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Eddie Lack .778 Save Percentage Steve Mason .900
Eddie Lack 21 Saves Steve Mason 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Carolina 30 3 1-5 3-4 10 30
Philadelphia 27 6 1-4 4-5 12 29
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Flyers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Carolina will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.