Jackson Blake scored in the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 to open a home-and-home set.

In three-on-three overtime — which the Flyers are really struggling with lately — Ersson was the primary reason the game even made it to the shootout. He absorbed a Shayne Gostisbehere shot with 1:31 to go in the extra session after the Flyers were gassed in their own end, and denied Jordan Staal alone in front with eight seconds to go.

Goalie Samuel Ersson saved the first three attempts, but couldn’t stop Jackson Blake's shootout game-winning goal in the fourth round.

In their final game of a six-game homestand, and the first of a home-and-home, the Philadelphia Flyers put on a show in the first 20 minutes against the Carolin

When asked Thursday, before the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, about his undersized defense pair of Jamie Drysdale and Emil Andrae, Tocchet was about to cite a defenseman he coached in Vancouver as an example of how to succeed as that kind of player, before quickly pivoting.

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the fourth line’s struggles and lack of contributions in the goal column on the scoresheet. Enter Carl Grundström. Recalled on Dec. 2, after Tyson Foerster went down with an upper-body injury the night before against the Pittsburgh Penguins — he will be out for 2-3 months — the Swede sat patiently waiting for his turn to enter the lineup.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes NHL game to be played on December 14, 2025 on ESPN.

The Philadelphia Flyers final game of a six-game homestand pits them against the Carolina Hurricanes in a game that has big implications on 27-year-old goaltend

The Philadelphia Flyers concluded a six-game homestand and opened a weekend home-and-home set against the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 (1-0) shootout loss on Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Not satisfied with a grand total of only one goal from the trio of Nic Deslauriers, Rodrigo Abols and Garnet Hathaway, Tocchet inserted Carl Grundstrom, and the move paid immediate dividends.

A result of Purdue's improvement in defending ball screen coverages allowed Daye and her team to prolong its on ball coverage against ball handlers and shooters. Karsh swiped Dayton for five steals in the first half and the Boilermakers led 44-12 at halftime.