The Philadelphia Flyers' Alex Bump watches the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of Game 1 of their NHL Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday. (AP photo)

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers turned tenuous postseason hopes into a fashion statement when they wore T-shirts with “3.8%” on the sleeve to start their playoff run — a nod to their chances in March, per an NHL analytics and prediction platform.

Might be time for a new addition — courtesy of updated math — to their wardrobe.

When Travis Konecny missed on a breakaway in overtime of a Game 2 loss at Carolina, the Flyers lost a chance to earn a split on the road.

Most sportsbooks have stamped the Flyers with the worst odds of any of the eight teams left in the NHL playoffs to win the Stanley Cup.

Can “60-1” fit on the other sleeve?

The Flyers are indeed the decided underdog headed into Game 3 tonight (8 p.m., TNT) against a Hurricanes team that remains unbeaten in the NHL playoffs, thanks to two impressive home wins to open the second-round series.

Carolina swept the first-round series against the Senators and never trailed. That series started with a home shutout and then a 3-2 double-overtime win in Game 2. The Hurricanes started this series in similar fashion, first with a Game 1 shutout and then another 3-2 win in extra time on Taylor Hall’s score at 18:54 of OT.

The Flyers host the next two games in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Saturday.

The Flyers wasted a 2-0 lead in Game 2 before Konecny’s miss that became the hot topic — along with the 76ers’ blowout Game 1 loss to New York in the NBA playoffs — on the Philly sports scene.

“I should have finished that,” Konecny said.

Flyers coach Rick Tocchet refused to pin the blame on Konecny and noted in a game that went that long, there were plenty of opportunities to win it.

“There’s a few other guys that had some really Grade A chances,” Tocchet said. “If you’re not getting chances, then you’d be concerned. We had a ton of chances. I’m sure he’s upset. But hey, we need him on Thursday night and hopefully he can connect on Thursday night.”

The Hurricanes have played in the conference finals three times in the past seven years and are facing a young Flyers team gaining footing in the playoffs.

The Flyers became the first NHL team to make the playoffs after being 10 points out with 22 or fewer games remaining, securing Philadelphia’s first postseason appearance since 2020. Then the Flyers beat Pittsburgh in six games in the first round.

Flyers’ Cates out

Flyers forward Noah Cates was ruled out for the series on Wednesday after he was injured in Game 2.

Cates had a career-high 18 goals and 47 points in 82 games this season and has added a goal and four points in the playoffs.

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AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard in Raleigh, North Carolina, contributed to this story.

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