Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers

We are backing Philadelphia to cover the spread as Carolina has officially scratched its entire core—including top scorers Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov, and Seth Jarvis, plus elite defender Jaccob Slavin—to rest for the postseason. In contrast, the Flyers enter this matchup in a maximum-urgency 'win and they're in' playoff clinching scenario, carrying significant momentum from a 7-1 blowout victory over Winnipeg on Saturday. The resulting talent gap is substantial, as Carolina will field a lineup featuring four AHL call-ups against a full-strength Philadelphia squad led by a red-hot Trevor Zegras.