Hurricanes vs. Flyers: Round Two, Game 1 – Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch
James Guillory-Imagn Images Saturday, the Carolina Hurricanes open the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they welcome the Philadelphia Flyers into Lenovo Center. Interestingly, the match comes before Round One has even reached a conclusion, as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens will require a Game 7 on Sunday to settle their series. Game 1 between the Hurricanes and Flyers is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.
In the Hurricanes’ first-round series, they swept the Ottawa Senators in four games with dominant play from their second line, consisting of Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake, and Taylor Hall. At least one of those three players factored into seven of the Hurricanes’ eleven goals of the series. I recently broke down three big positives and three big negatives of the Hurricanes’ Round One performance.
You can read all about it here ! Meanwhile, the Flyers did not fail to impress in their return to the postseason after a five-year absence. In their first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, they took a commanding three-to-nothing lead against their neighbors to the west before vanquishing them in overtime during Game 6.
In the Crease While Frederik Andersen was absent from practice Friday morning, head coach Rod Brind’Amour confirmed it was merely a rest day and that he would start Game 1 against the Flyers. Meanwhile, Dan Vladar is also expected to start for the Flyers after playing all six games of the previous round. Projected Carolina Hurricanes Lines Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson Defense Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin Goaltenders Frederik Andersen / Brandon Bussi Projected Philadelphia Flyers Lines Owen Tippett – Trevor Zegras – Porter Martone Denver Barkey – Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny Tyson Foerster – Noah Cates – Matvei Michkov Luke Glendening – Sean Couturier – Garnet Hathaway Defense Travis Sanheim – Rasmus Ristolainen Cam York – Jamie Drysdale Nick Seeler – Noah Juulsen Goaltenders Dan Vladar / Samuel Ersson Special Teams Carolina Hurricanes power play: 13.
3% (10th) Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 95. 2% (2nd) Philadelphia Flyers power play: 11. 8% (12th) Philadelphia Flyers penalty kill: 84.