Hall’s OT score helps Hurricanes top Flyers 3-2 to take 2-0 lead in 2nd-round series of NHL playoffs :: WRAL.com

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Taylor Hall slipped the puck previous Dan Vladar at 18:54 of time beyond regulation to assist the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Monday evening, taking a 2-0 lead in their second-round series in the NHL playoffs.

Hall took a brief feed from Sean Walker and carried the puck in on the left facet earlier than being knocked to his knees close to the top of the crease. But Hall hopped up as Jackson Blake battled for the free puck, corralled it and beat Vladar to cap an evening that noticed the Hurricanes fall behind 2-0 rapidly for his or her first deficit of the postseason.

The series shifts to Philadelphia for Thursday’s Game 3.

Seth Jarvis had the third-period objective that compelled time beyond regulation for Carolina, whereas Nikolaj Ehlers additionally scored. Frederik Andersen completed with 34 saves to assist the Hurricanes enhance to 6-0 in the postseason.

Still, this one was something however straightforward in contrast to the smothering first-period that paved the way in which to a 3-0 win in Monday’s Game 1. Flyers coach Rick Tocchet had talked in regards to the want for his gamers to react rapidly in opposition to Carolina’s aggression and velocity, and carry the puck extra into the powerful areas of the ice.

The Flyers did that early, with Jamie Drysdale and Sean Couturier scoring in a 39-second span of the primary interval for the Flyers. And they outshot Carolina 15-8 in the time beyond regulation in a way more assertive displaying, however the Flyers could not beat Andersen once more after that flurry in the primary 5 minutes.

Vladar had 40 saves, together with twice stopping Carolina’s Eric Robinson on second-period breakaways. He additionally acquired a well timed bit of assist in that interval from Travis Sanheim, who cleared a free puck that had slipped behind Vladar in the crease to deny Carolina a tying score.

Ehlers’ one-timer on the facility play acquired Carolina on the board in the primary. Then Ehlers fed a trailing Jarvis to beat Vladar from the precise facet halfway by way of the third interval, finally forcing OT.

Philadelphia performed a second straight sport with out regular-season targets chief Owen Tippett due to an undisclosed damage, whereas Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin took warmups however did not play as he continues his restoration from a concussion suffered in the clinching sport of the first-round sweep of Ottawa.

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