Flyers 3-2 Hurricanes (Apr 13, 2026) Game Recap

PHILADELPHIA — — Tyson Foerster scored the one aim within the shootout to ship the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Eastern Conference prime seed Carolina Hurricanes on Monday evening and into the playoffs for the primary time since 2020.

Flyers goalie Dan Vladar stopped Carolina’s fourth shootout try and set off a wild celebration on the subsequent. The Flyers skated to heart ice and raised their sticks towards a packed and rowdy crowd that hasn’t loved a house playoff collection since 2018.

Up subsequent, a postseason collection with Pittsburgh.

The Hurricanes bought the purpose they wanted to safe the highest seed within the East.

The Hurricanes reached the Eastern Conference remaining final season, the place they have been eradicated by eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida. Carolina was the No. 1 seed within the East in 2006, when she gained the Stanley Cup.

The Flyers, who entered the sport tied for fifth within the NHL with 21 comeback victories, wakened within the second interval and performed like a workforce with a playoff berth at stake.

Flyers followers got here to life when Denver Barkey used an ideal cross-ice cross and located Matvey Michkov on the left circle. Michkov beat Brandon Bussi and scored his nineteenth aim to chop it to 2-1.

Trevor Zegrassensational in his first season with the Flyers, scored on an influence play later within the interval, tying the sport at 2. Zegras’ aim gave him 13 factors within the final 13 video games and 26 targets general this season.

With an opportunity to clinch the highest seed within the East, the Hurricanes made most of their key gamers wholesome scratches.

Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis — three of their prime 4 scorers — sat out, as did top-scoring defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere. Jacob Slavinone of many NHL’s prime defensemen, and workforce captain Jordan Staal additionally bought the evening off.

The makeshift traces have been an on the spot hit for the Hurricanes, who silenced a Flyers crowd that got here pumped for a playoff berth celebration.

Bradly Nadeau scored from the slot on a one-timer on Carolina’s second shot of the sport and Nikolaj Ehlers he scored his twenty fifth of the season — 250th of his profession — on the facility play late within the first for a 2-0 lead.

Up subsequent

Flyers: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

Hurricanes: At the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

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