The Flyers’ long run of games on home ice is about to come to an end. It’s been a comfortable schedule in terms of travel so far in the 2025-26 season. After playing the first two games of the season on the road, the Flyers were home for nine of the next 10 games.
The team split the schedule evenly for the next couple of weeks, four games at home and four on the road. Then a week away for four games balanced things out slightly, but then the Flyers returned home for the current six-game homestand.
That homestand comes to an end on Saturday with the opening of a weekend home-and-home against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Flyers have a 2-2-1 record during the homestand so far, and are looking to end on a positive note. Carolina is atop the Metropolitan Division standings, but just four points ahead of the Flyers.
Game time is 7 p.m.
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Christian Dvorak has been riding a recent hot streak. Dvorak has five points over the last three games, including back-to-back multi-point games.
Nikolaj Ehlers has been going through an up-and-down season. As a big offseason acquisition of the Hurricanes, Ehlers hasn’t produced at the level as hoped. He has seven goals and 21 points on the season. In his last five games, he has five points — a three-point game on Dec. 6 against Nashville, and a two-point game against Washington on Thursday.
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Sam Ersson gets the start for the Flyers. Ersson made 25 saves on 28 shots in a loss to the Avalanche on Sunday. Ersson took the overtime loss to Carolina on Oct. 11, making 35 saves on 39 shots.
Pyotr Kochetkov is expected to start for Carolina. Kochetkov allowed three goals on 22 shots in a loss to San Jose on Sunday in his last start. It was his first appearance since Nov. 17.
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