Svechnikov scores in shootout as Hurricanes beat Flyers 3-2 for 4th straight win

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Sunday.

William Carrier and Taylor Hall scored in regulation for the Hurricanes, who have won four straight — three in a shootout. Brandon Bussi made 24 saves — all in regulation — for his ninth straight win, matching a franchise record.

Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale scored in regulation for Philadelphia and Dan Vladar stopped 31 shots.

Svechnikov was the only skater to score in the shootout, with Bussi stopping all three attempts by the Flyers.

Carolina outshot Philadelphia 3-0 in the overtime period.

Zegras scored with 1:52 left in regulation to tie the score 2-2. Travis Konecny found Zegras alone at the far post after Bussi couldn't control a rebound with Philadelphia pressing with an extra skater.

The Flyers have had hard luck against Carolina this season, losing all three matchups in shootouts, including a 4-3 defeat in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Carrier gave Carolina a 1-0 lead at 5:44 in the first period when he beat Vladar to the glove side, thanks to a perfectly-timed screen from Jordan Martinook.

Getting the first goal has been a good sign for the Hurricanes this season. They improved to 14-2-0 when scoring first.

The Hurricanes made it 2-0 on Hall’s power-play goal with 4:07 left in the first. Hall has three points in the past four games. Defenseman Alexander Nikishin picked up an assist on Hall’s goal and leads all rookies in plus/minus this season at plus-11.

Bussi improved to 11-1 in his rookie season, becoming the first goaltender in NHL history to win 11 of his first 12 starts. The Hurricanes claimed the 27-year-old rookie on waivers on Oct. 5 and he made his first NHL start in a 5-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 14.

Drysdale scored with 52.4 seconds left in the first with assists from Zegras and Matvei Michkov.

The Hurricanes’ defense was bolstered by the return of Jaccob Slavin, who had missed the previous 29 games with a lower-body injury.

Flyers: At Montreal on Tuesday night.

Hurricanes: At Nashville on Wednesday night.

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Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis (24) and Philadelphia Flyers' Rodrigo Abols (18) chase the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Philadelphia Flyers' Owen Tippett (74) sends the puck down the ice ahead of Carolina Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers, center, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Carolina Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin watches the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Martinook (48) jumps over a shot by teammate William Carrier (28) for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Sanheim (6) handles the puck ahead of Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Martinook (48) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Treasury chief Rachel Reeves sought Tuesday to present a rosy picture of the state of the U.K. economy even as oil and gas prices soared in the wake of the fast-evolving Iran war that has cast a pall over the global economic outlook.

Unveiling the latest U.K. economic forecasts compiled by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, Reeves insisted the plan she has been driving forward since the Labour Party returned to power in the 2024 election is bearing fruit.

Though economic growth this year is expected to be slightly lower than predicted at the time of last November's budget at 1.1%, it's set to be higher than anticipated in both 2027 and 2028 at 1.6%. Inflation and borrowing are expected to fall more quickly than previously thought, she added.

“The forecasts today confirm that the choices this government has made are the right ones,” she said.

Reeves had hoped her statement to the House of Commons would be a relatively low-key affair, but economists are warning that the Iran war could upend the forecasts, depressing growth, stoking inflation and increasing debt.

Perhaps most significantly, the price of Brent international oil standard has spiked by more than 15% this week to over $80 a barrel, while global gas prices, which the U.K. is particularly reliant on, have nearly doubled. If sustained, both would certainly lead to higher energy bills for businesses and households, fuelling inflation and keeping a lid on growth.

Reeves started off her speech by acknowledging that the world has become “yet more uncertain” in the past few days following the decision of the United States and Israel to launch strikes against Iran, which saw the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as other members of Iran's leadership.

“It is incumbent on me and on this government to chart a course through that uncertainty, to secure our economy against shocks, and protect families from the turbulence that we see beyond our borders,” she said.

Britain’s Labour government, which has lost significant support since it won the general election in 2024, has been hoping that 2026 would be the year that it was clear the British economy was on a sounder footing than it has been for years.

Some recent economic indicators have pointed to a pickup in growth in the early part of 2026. Inflation is also set to fall sharply in the coming months, prompting the Bank of England to cut interest rates further. Last month, the bank kept its main rate unchanged at 3.75%.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver the Spring Statement in London, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A fox runs past the 10 Downing Street door before Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves to deliver the Spring Statement in London, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver the Spring Statement in London, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver the Spring Statement in London, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)