Overview
- In Raleigh on Sunday, Carolina beat Philadelphia 3-2 in a shootout, with Andrei Svechnikov converting the only attempt and Brandon Bussi stopping all three Flyers after 24 regulation saves to tie the franchise record with nine straight wins.
- The result completed a back-to-back sweep after Saturday’s 4-3 shootout win in Philadelphia, where Jackson Blake scored in the fourth round and Pyotr Kochetkov denied all four Flyers shooters.
- Carolina has won four straight games, three via shootout, and remains atop the Metropolitan Division, while Philadelphia pushed both contests but came up short in the skills competition.
- Local reporting says Bussi improved to 11-1-0 and is the first NHL goalie to win 11 of his first 12 career starts, a claim not broadly corroborated by national outlets.
- Elsewhere, the Rangers erased a 3-0 first-period deficit to defeat the Canadiens 5-4 in overtime on J. T. Miller’s power-play goal, snapping a three-game skid as critiques of Montreal’s defensive breakdowns persisted.