PHILADELPHIA –The Carolina Hurricanes’ Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves on Saturday in a 5-0 shutout of the Flyers.
Jordan Martinook #48 of the Carolina Hurricanes is airborne after tripping over the skate of Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers and the back of the net.
The Flyers’ seven-game homestand ended with a record of 1-6-0.
“Obviously just not great at home the past week or two weeks,” forward Noah Cates said. “Kind of almost forget kind of how we were feeling coming into it … and now kind of this feeling after, pretty demoralizing.”
The Hurricanes’ Mark Jankowski hot for a double in the win.
Catolina has a seven-game win streak.
“I feel like it’s just coming to me right now,” Jankowski said. “Playing with great players, obviously we’re a great team so we’re having the puck a lot right now. We’re playing well as a team. Luckily it’s finding me right now and I’m able to finish them.”
Sebastian Aho opened the scoring at 8:21 of the first period for a 1-0 lead, and all the offense Carolina would need.
“Any time your name is getting mentioned with a player like him, it’s unreal,” Aho said. “This is my ninth year. I played a lot of games until this point, and hopefully a lot more to come.”
Jankowski added to the lead at 15:46 for a 2-0 advantage headed to the second period.
Taylor Hall hit off the power play with19 secnds gone in the middle frame for a 3-0 lead to Carolina.
Jankowski collected his double at 13:15 of the second to balloon the lead to 4-0.
“It’s been great from Day 1 coming into this group,” Jankowski said. “Everyone’s just made me feel right at home right away. … When you’re going to different teams there’s nerves, there’s jitters, you don’t really know anyone. But then when I came into this locker room, I felt like I was here for years. Everyone just made me feel so welcome. I was able to just go out and play my game and focus on hockey right away.”
Scott Morrow scored his first career NHL goal with less than a minute left on the clock in the third period for the 5-0 final count on the scoreboard.
“You know who he is, but you don’t know necessarily what kind of player he is,” Aho said. “But he’s been really good. He looks like he’s adapting to our system really well. Smart guy, learns quickly the system; looks like he’s played years within our system. And on top of that he’s been pretty hot in the goal-scoring department, which always helps when you come to a new place.”
Samuel Ersson made 26 saves in the loss.
“When we played north, and quickly, I felt … even at 2-0, at 3-0, we had some chances,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “We need to score one just to give us some life. We don’t score, they come down and get the fourth one and then it’s just an uphill climb from there.”
Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes
The puck rebounds off the skate of goalie Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Jalen Chatfield #5 of the Carolina Hurricanes attempts to remove Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers from in front of Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov #52
Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates away after being congratulate for his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Shayne Gostisbehere #4 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Ryan Poehling #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers shot is stopped by the outstretched glove of goalie Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Cam York #8 of the Philadelphia Flyers
A shot by Bobby Brink #10 of the Philadelphia Flyers rebounds off the pad of goalie Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Scott Morrow #56 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Taylor Hall #71 of the Carolina Hurricanes is congratulated for his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Taylor Hall #71 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Mark Jankowski #77 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Robinson #50 of the Carolina Hurricanes
Rodrigo Abols #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers checks Mark Jankowski #77 of the Carolina Hurricanes into the Philadelphia Flyers bench.
Mark Jankowski #77 of the Carolina Hurricanes earns a roughing penalty when retaliating against the check of Aga Rodrigo Abols #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes covers the puck just as Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers got his stick on the puck.
Travis Sanheim #6 of the Philadelphia Flyers is pursued by Eric Robinson #50 of the Carolina Hurricanes
