Carolina Holds Off Philadelphia – Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 OT
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 04: Taylor Hall #71 celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal with Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Carolina Hurricanes to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 during overtime in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center on May 04, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Carolina Hurricanes fell behind for the first time this postseason but regrouped and went on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2, in overtime on Monday night at the Lenovo Center. The win gives the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead over the Flyers in their Round 2 matchup.
They are 6-0 so far this postseason. Taylor Hall knocked in the game-winner with 1:06 left in the overtime to send everyone home happy. Sean Walker started the rush then passed off to Hall, who took the puck to the net.
He was initially stopped and taken to his knees but Jackson Blake was battling and kept the puck alive then Hall was able to get his stick on it to bang it home. It was not the prettiest game in the world as a total of 15 penalties were called, eight for Carolina and seven for the Flyers. Each team was able to score one powerplay goal.
The Flyers got off to a quick start when they scored on the first powerplay of the game just four minutes into the opening period. Then just 39 seconds later, they made the score 2-0 when they scrambled in front of the net on a loose puck that eventually got by goalie Frederik Andersen. After that goal, Andersen had a perfect game and made several key stops especially in OT when the Flyers outshot the Canes 15-8.
The Hurricanes did not look their best in this one but got on the board themselves when Nikolaj Ehlers blasted in a shot off a nice pass from Blake, who earned two assists in the game. The goal was a powerplay tally scored at about the 10 minute mark of the first period. After a scoreless second period Brind’Amour mixed the lines up a bit and had Seth Jarvis and Jordan Martinook switch lines.