(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
And then there was one. The Flyers take the ice for one final time in the 2016-17 season on Sunday night.
They will face the Carolina Hurricanes, a team they have managed to beat three times already this season.
The opening face-off is set for 7 p.m.
| Flyers Leaders | GP | G | A | P | Hurricanes Leaders | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 81 | 20 | 41 | 61 | Jeff Skinner | 78 | 37 | 26 | 63 |
| Claude Giroux | 81 | 14 | 44 | 58 | Sebastian Aho | 81 | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| Brayden Schenn | 78 | 25 | 30 | 55 | Elias Lindholm | 71 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 81 | 30 | 23 | 53 | Victor Rask | 81 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 78 | 12 | 30 | 42 | Jordan Staal | 74 | 16 | 28 | 38 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 53 Jeff Skinner |
| Last 5 Games: 1 G, 3 A, 4 P, +2 | Last 5 Games: 5 G, 1 A, 6 P, +2 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 41 Anthony Stolarz | 31 Eddie Lack |
| 2-1-0, 1.93 GAA, .932 SV% | 7-7-3, 2.63 GAA, .900 SV% |
The last start of the season figures to go to Anthony Stolarz, who was called up last week, finishing a start for Michal Neuvirth against New Jersey last Saturday and suffering his first loss at the NHL level to the Rangers on Sunday. Stolarz has been solid in his six games in the NHL this season, taking part in two shutouts.
Eddie Lack is expected to make the final start for the Hurricanes this season. Lack makes his 20th appearance of the season, including taking the loss to the Flyers on Oct. 22. Lack has lost his last three games after winning four straight starts.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Roman Lyubimov, Chris VandeVelde, Brandon Manning
Injuries: Michal Neuvirth (upper-body injury, day-to-day), Radko Gudas (upper-body injury, day-to-day), Michael Raffl (lower-body injury, out 6-8 weeks), Matt Read (upper-body injury, out 6-8 weeks)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 28 Claude Giroux | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 22 Dale Weise | 14 Sean Couturier | 10 Brayden Schenn |
| 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 74 Mike Vecchione | 25 Nick Cousins |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 48 Robert Hagg | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| 15 Michael Del Zotto | 55 Nick Schultz | |
| Goalie | ||
| 41 Anthony Stolarz |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-13th, T-8th at home), Hurricanes (22nd, 11th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (20th, 12th at home), Hurricanes (T-6th, 7th on road)
- Recent History vs. Hurricanes
- March 19, 2017 - The Flyers defeated the Hurricanes, 4-3, in overtime at home. Late in the first, Ivan Provorov opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season. Dale Weise added a goal at 11:03 of the second to make it 2-0 before Jeff Skinner and Elias Lindholm scored to tie the game after two periods. A power-play goal by Jordan Staal gave the Hurricanes the lead with 8:11 to play. Travis Konecny scored to tie the game with 43 seconds left, forcing overtime. Just 38 seconds into overtime, Brayden Schenn scored on a rebound to give the Flyers the win.
- Jan. 31, 2017 - The Flyers fell to the Hurricanes, 5-1, in Carolina. Sebastian Aho scored twice in the first period to open the scoring. The 2-0 margin held into the late stages of the second, when Jeff Skinner scored at 16:28 and Aho completed the hat trick with 1:55 to play in the period to make it 4-0 after two periods. Justin Faulk scored on the power play to make it 5-0 at 5:10 of the third. Brayden Schenn scored the Flyers lone goal of the game at 10:27 of the third.
- Oct. 30, 2016 – The Flyers picked up a 4-3 win over the Hurricanes in Carolina. The Flyers opened the scoring with the only goal of the first period, as Shayne Gostisbehere scored with 2:03 left in the period on the power play. The teams traded goals throughout the second. Justin Faulk tied the game at 1:01, Radko Gudas gave the Flyers the lead again at 7:07, Jeff Skinner tied it again at 10:13, Viktor Stalberg gave Carolina the lead at 11:58 and Wayne Simmonds tied the game back up again at three wih 2:46 remaining in the second. In the third, Brandon Manning provided the only goal, scoring shorthanded at the eight-minute mark.
- Oct. 22, 2016 - The Flyers claimed a 6-3 win over the Hurricanes at home. After a scoreless first period, the Hurricanes scored the first two goals of the game early in the second, including one on the power play to take a 2-0 lead at 3:07. Just 1:33 later, Brandon Manning got the Flyers on the board. The Flyers got goals from Jake Voracek, Matt Read and Shayne Gostisbehere to take a 4-2 lead, but Lee Stempniak scored with 1:06 left in the second to make it a one-goal game. Wayne Simmonds scored on the power play midway through the third and late in the third Voracek added his second goal of the game to cap the scoring.
- Milestone Watch
- Claude Giroux needs two goals to move into 15th all-time in Flyers history. Giroux also needs one assist to move into fourth all-time in Flyers history, and five assists to reach 400 for his career.
- Wayne Simmonds needs three points to reach 400 in his career and four assists to reach 200 in his career.
Where to Watch
TV: CSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
