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The Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers face off in the Eastern Conference second round, with both teams boasting strong regular seasons. Carolina, with a 53-22-7 record, dominated their four regular season meetings, while Philly stole the last one in a shootout. The Hurricanes have a 20-4-2 record against division foes and thrive with fewer penalty minutes. Flyers rank 9th league-wide with 9.6 penalty minutes per game. Star players include Nikolaj Ehlers (26G, 45A) for Carolina and Travis Konecny (27G, 41A) for Philly. Over their last ten games, Carolina has an 8-1-1 record, averaging 3.5 goals scored while allowing just 2.1. Flyers are 7-3, matching that defensive stinginess but taking more penalties at 12.8 minutes per game. Injuries could impact the series, with Alexander Nikishin and Nikolaj Ehlers day-to-day for Carolina, and Rodrigo Abols and Nikita Grebenkin out for Philly.

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