Carolina Hurricanes vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 10/3/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Hurricanes Hockey Network, NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-130) Flyers (+112)

Xfinity Mobile Arena is where the Philadelphia Flyers will try to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Hurricanes at -130 while the Flyers are at +112. The total has been set at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 1-0 defeat to the Panthers their last time out. Carolina accounted for 19 penalty minutes for this game. Furthermore, they had 6 power play chances but didn't convert them into a score. The Hurricanes didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. In the outing, they weren't able to convert any of the 15 shots they tried.

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When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes allowed the opponent to score 191 goals while notching 231. Carolina Hurricanes opponents had 231 power play opportunities (20th in professional hockey) and scored 45 goals in those chances. In terms of scoring goals, the Carolina Hurricanes notched 291 goals (2nd in hockey) for the previous season and gave up 236. Carolina took 2,637 shots and held a shot percentage of 11.0%. For the previous campaign, they scored 113 points and their points % was .689. The Hurricanes had 1,961 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .880. Carolina tallied 241 power play opportunities and tallied 60 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 24.90%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Pyotr Kochetkov. Kochetkov has participated in 125 games throughout his hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 71-38-12 and he has started in 120 games. Opponents have been able to score 295 goals versus Kochetkov in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.46. Kochetkov has seen 3,080 shots taken against him and has amassed 2,785 saves. His save percentage is at .904 during his 300 mins between the pipes. For his career, Kochetkov has recorded 65 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .542.

In their last game, Philadelphia went up against the Devils in a matchup where the Flyers ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Flyers notched 2 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

Philadelphia put up 2,088 shots (28th in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 11.49%, while allowing the other team 2,087 shots. They earned a penalty kill rate of 77.55% on the other team's 245 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 88.5%. They had 235 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 15.74%. The Flyers earned 203 goals at even strength and 37 goals (31st in the league) while having more men on the ice. They allowed 239 goals to be scored by way of 184 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last year, the Philadelphia Flyers had a total of 240 goals, 98 points, as well as a points percentage of .598.

Across the rink you will find Daniel Vladar protecting the goal. He has tallied 3,705 saves out of the 4,129 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .897. Vladar is the owner of a career record of 78-49-23 and has been in net for 158 contests. He was named a starter in 147 games and has played for a total of 375 minutes. Vladar's rate of quality starts comes out to 57.8% and he has accumulated 85 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.88 goals per contest and he has allowed 424 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina (-130)

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