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Eastern Conference Playoff Preview -- (4) Flyers - (5) Hurricanes

Posted on November 18, 2011 at 05:21 PM.

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Philadelphia Flyers - (48 - 29 - 5 -- 101)

(5)
Carolina Hurricanes - (49 - 31 - 2 -- 100)

What you Need to Know
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(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 2.91 (#10)
Goals Against Per Game - 2.71 (#9)
Power Play % - 17.0% (#23)
Penalty Killing % - 82.7% (#4)

Home Record - (28 - 11 - 2)
Road Record - (20 - 18 - 3)

Leading Scorer - Claude Giroux (28 goals / 39 assists - 67 pts)
Who's in Net? - Ilya Bryzgalov (40 wins / Save % .915 / GAA - 2.40)

(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 3.07 (#5)
Goals Against Per Game - 2.41 (#4)
Power Play % - 22.9% (#4)
Penalty Killing % - 81.2% (#16)

Home Record - (25 - 15 - 1)
Road Record - (24 - 16 - 1)

Leading Scorer - Thomas Vanek (45 goals / 31 assists - 76 pts)
Who's in Net? - Cam Ward (39 wins / Save % .921 / GAA - 2.27)

Analysis and Prediction
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Probably the best, and the most difficult matchup to predict. While Philadelphia boasts an impressed goals for / goal against differential, Carolina is even better. Philadelphia was an outstanding home ice team throughout the season, however Carolina has proven that it really doesn't matter where they play, they are rather consistent. The line on this one would have to be a pick, two 100 point teams in the first round, should be great.
Prediction - Hurricanes in 7