Philadelphia vs Carolina Recap - Flyers Win 5-3

Philadelphia vs Carolina Recap - Flyers Win 5-3

Claude Giroux scored twice to lead the Flyers over Carolina 5-3 on Monday at RBC Center.

Philadelphia was favored by -120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Philadelphia got goals from Claude Giroux (2), Max Talbot, Wayne Simmonds, and Matt Read in the victory. Giroux opened the scoring at 1:19 of the first period.

Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 17-save effort for the Flyers.

Pat Dwyer (2) and Tuomo Ruutu scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.

Carolina got a 13-stop effort from Cam Ward in the loss.

Philadelphia scored 1 time on 5 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 28-20.

Next game, Philadelphia takes its act home to face Phoenix looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Montreal.