Hurricanes stay perfect with rally, Taylor Hall OT goal vs Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers took an early 2-0 lead on the Carolina Hurricanes, but the Hurricanes rallied to stay perfect.
Taylor Hall scored the overtime winning goal to give the host Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday in Raleigh, North Carolina. Nikolaj Ehlers scored once and added an assist, while Seth Jarvis tallied once for the Hurricanes, who lead the Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-0. With time ticking down in the first overtime period, Hall drove to the net during a rush led by Sean Walker, had his first attempt stopped, but during the ensuing scramble pounced on a loose puck and got it past Flyer goalkeeper Dan Vladar at 18:54 of overtime.
It was Hall's first career playoff overtime goal during his seven seasons of post-season play. TAYLOR HALL DRIVES THE NET THEN CLEANS IT UP šØ CANES COME BACK FROM DOWN TO 2-0 IN THIS GAME TO TAKE A 2-0 SERIES LEAD š„ pic. twitter.
com/UHgstTbvVP ā B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 5, 2026 Goaltender Frederik Andersen make 34 saves for the Hurricanes, who erased an early two-goal deficit. Jackson Blake collected a pair of assists. Jamie Drysdale and Sean Couturier tallied for the Flyers, while Vladar stopped 39 shots.
The Flyers had a golden chance to win with an early overtime power play but could not convert. The series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Thursday. The Flyers competed much better than in the series-opening 3-0 loss.