*8* MASSACRE on Philadelphia Flyers.

Two struggling teams will face off at Wells Fargo Center Monday night when the Philadelphia Flyers will host the Carolina Hurricanes. Both teams have just one win over their last six, but I like the home-team in this match-up.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous Meetings - The Flyers defeated the Canes 3-2 in OT at Carolina as recently as nine days ago. They have won 39 of the last 56 meetings overall and 21 of the last 29 at Philadelphia.

2. The Flyers Offense - Philadelphia has been shut out in back-to-back contests despite testing opponents goaltenders with a total of 70 shots. The Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds thinks he has the solution: "We have to make it a consistent thing and have traffic 100 percent of the time and not 85 percent of the time," Expect to see plenty of traffic in front of Cam Ward tonight, and if the Flyers just keep shooting they're bound to be rewarded.

3. X-Factor - The Canes are playing on back-to-back days after defeating the Kings at home last night. Playing on the road after a home-win is about as big of a letdown spot as you will get.

Selection: This is a play on the Philadelphia Flyers (8*)