Flyers Fight Hard, Fall 3-2 Against the Hurricanes in Game 2

After scoring two quick goals in the first period, the Philadelphia Flyers (0-2, 4-4) dropped Game 2 3-2 in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes (2-0, 6-0) at the Lenovo Center on Monday. The Hurricanes took the 2-0 series lead with the win. Jamie Drysdale and Sean Couturier scored for the Flyers.

Nikolaj Ehlers, Seth Jarvis, and Taylor Hall scored for the Hurricanes. The Flyers got off to a dream start, scoring not once, but twice in the early stages of the game. It was their first first-period goal of the postseason, and the first allowed by the Hurricanes.

The game settled down a bit, and the Hurricanes eventually got on the board on the power play. After 5 power plays given in the first period, there were another 5 in the second period. Each team had 5 power-play opportunities after the first 40 minutes of the game, but the penalty killing held strong in the second frame, keeping it a 2-1 lead going into the final period.

The Flyers took the lead into the final period, looking to close out their first win of the series. They had taken the lead into the final 10 minutes. However, Carolina eventually evened the score and had all of the momentum.