Hurricanes 3-2 Flyers (May 9, 2026) Game Recap
PHILADELPHIA — — Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into extra time for his second of the sport, Logan Stankoven additionally scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes completed a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight season.
Frederik Andersen made 15 saves for Carolina, which has not misplaced in eight playoff video games.
Alex Bump and Tyson Foerster scored for the Flyers.
Taylor Hall and Jacob Slavin assisted the profitable purpose.
Dan Vladar stopped 37 pictures for Philadelphia.
Carolina will play the winner of Buffalo and Montreal within the Eastern Conference finals after the NHL’s first 8-0 begin within the playoffs since 1985.
The Hurricanes, who reached the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in 4 years, are on the lookout for their first Stanley Cup since 2006. Carolina is the twenty fourth staff in league historical past to win eight or extra consecutive video games throughout a playoff run. Eighteen of them have received the Stanley Cup.
Philadelphia scored simply 5 targets over the 4 video games.
Bump scored 5:52 into the third interval to tie the sport at 2-2.
Stankoven’s seventh tally of the playoffs 4:13 into the third interval gave Carolina a 2-1 lead after he completed a stupendous cross-ice go from Hall with a one-timer from simply outdoors the crease. Philadelphia evened the rating 1:39 later when Bump shot previous Andersen’s glove aspect from the slot after a setup from Travis Konecny from behind the web.
Blake tied it at 1-1 with 7:25 remaining within the second when his wrist shot from alongside the boards caromed off Philadelphia defenseman Jamie Drysdale and previous Vladar. It appeared as if Carolina went in entrance simply 28 seconds later when Mark Jankowski beat Vladar, however the purpose was overturned following a problem by Flyers coach Rick Tocchet when officers dominated that Carolina’s William Carrier interfered with Vladar.
The Flyers had a pair of excellent probabilities late within the interval to take the lead however couldn’t convert. The greatest alternative got here within the closing seconds of the interval when Christian Dvorak’s wrist shot from shut vary went off the submit on Andersen’s glove aspect.
Carolina completed regulation with a 36-15 benefit in pictures.
russian winger Matvey Michkov was a wholesome scratch for the Flyers. Michkov, 23, was the No. 7 total decide in 2023 by Philadelphia and was heralded as an vital piece for the rebuilding franchise’s future. But the precise wing has struggled so far in his first playoff expertise, garnering one level whereas accumulating a minus-3 in eight video games. It is the second time he has been a wholesome scratch this postseason, following Game 5 towards the Pittsburgh Penguins within the first spherical.
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