NHL playoffs: Hurricanes look to take 2-0 lead to Philly, Flyers look to bounce back
The Hurricanes look to go up 2-0 in their second-round series against the Flyers. Game 2 is Monday night at the Lenovo Center.
The Carolina Hurricanes won their fifth postseason game in a row Saturday night with a 3-0 shutout over the Philadelphia Flyers , who advanced to the second round for the first time since 2020 by eliminating the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. The Hurricanes pounced on the Flyers with a dominating first period. Philadelphia struggled to apply any pressure on Carolina goaltender Frederik Andersen.
The Flyers managed nine shots through two periods and managed just two through four power plays on the night. 5'8, 165 pounds... yet the toughest player in the playoffs.
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com/g2AeN3bIE6 ā Travon Miles (@TrayABC11) May 4, 2026 The Hurricanes played their trademark style of suffocating defense and stellar penalty killing, as the Flyers went 0-for-4 on the power play. Veteran forward Nikolaj Ehlers , hampered by a lower-body injury in the Carolina Hurricanes' first-round sweep of the Ottawa Senators , returned to the lineup Saturday night. The Hurricanes became the eighth team in the past 50 years to allow five or fewer goals combined through their first five postseason contests.