This is a 10* play on Philadelphia

While it's a battle of the two teams at the bottom of the NHL's Metropolitan Division, I look for the 15-19-5 Flyers to pretty much roll here against Carolina (16-17-5). I say this knowing full well Philadelphia's recent results, which include a 3-1 loss in Raleigh on New Year's Eve. Unlike Carolina, the Flyers have had to play since. They were shutout on New Year's Day, 4-0 by Nashville, thus concluding a 1-3-1 road trip and they have dropped eight of their last 11 games overall. But they'll be back on home ice tonight and the Hurricanes' incredible ability NOT to score goals will end up being their undoing. The Canes certainly average a high number of shots per game, the most in the league in fact, but they are 30th in goals scored this year. They've lost 7 of 10 and have been held to 1 or 0 goals in their last four losses. They're 0 for their last 25 on the power play. Another problem is they are 0-5 off their previous five wins and just 1-5 their last six on the road. This is a desperate spot for Philly and they'll come out highly motivated. Play on PHILADELPHIA

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