CAR @ PHI Gameday Thread
CAR @ PHI
Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena
Puck drop: Sat Oct 3, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
CAR
- Record 6-2-2
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 2.2
- Power play 5/23 (21.7%)
- Last game L vs WSH (0–0)
PHI
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 2.8
- Power play 4/24 (16.7%)
- Last game OTL vs NJD (2–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-04-13 CAR 2 @ PHI 3 OT/SO
- 2025-12-14 PHI 2 @ CAR 3 OT/SO
- 2025-12-13 CAR 4 @ PHI 3 OT/SO
- 2025-10-11 PHI 3 @ CAR 4 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
CAR
- Nikolaj Ehlers 5 pts · 2 G · 19 SOG
- Logan Stankoven 3 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
- Sebastian Aho 2 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Andrei Svechnikov 2 pts · 1 G · 13 SOG
PHI
- Matvei Michkov 6 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
- Porter Martone 4 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
- Sean Couturier 4 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG
- Noah Cates 4 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: CAR 3.08 · PHI 2.89 · Win odds: CAR 52.9% · PHI 47.1% · OT/SO chance: 17.1%
- 3-2 34.7%
- 3-3 33.3%
- 2-2 32%
Box Score
CAR 3
Final
PHI 2
2026-10-03
| Stat | CAR | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots | 40 | 18 |
| Power Play | 2/4 (50.0%) | 0/4 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 8 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 32 / 31 | 31 / 32 |
| Blocks | 14 | 17 |
| Saves | 16 | 37 |
| CAR Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Sebastian Aho | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHI Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Matvei Michkov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Owen Tippett | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Dvorak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Travis Konecny | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Zegras | 0 | 1 | 1 |