Flyers One Game Away From Elimination, Lose 4-1 to Hurricanes on Thurday
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers (0-3, 4-5) were put one step closer to elimination on Thursday, falling 4-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes (5-0, 7-0) in Game 3 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Jordan Staal, Jalen Chatfield, Andrei Svechnikov, and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Hurricanes. Trevor Zegras scored for the Flyers.
The Flyers got off to a great start, if not their best start of the postseason, on Thursday. Legs were moving, chances were being generated, and they were dominating 5-on-5. A Hurricanes’ power-play goal put the Flyers behind, but they answered at 5-on-5.
In the second period, the Flyers got on the board and had the building buzzing before giving up a shorthanded goal that cut their momentum. Discipline on both sides began to unravel, and that continued into the third period. Early on in the third, Caroline scored a power-play goal that felt like the dagger, but the real dagger came later in the period at 5-on-5 after a complete defensive lapse at the red line.
Here’s how we got to the final score. Read More: Flyers-Hurricanes Game 3: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch Flyers start well but trail after the 1st period Early on in Thursday’s Game 3, the Flyers had their legs. Plenty of golden opportunities early in the contest, including a Travis Konecny breakaway and finding Porter Martone all alone in the slot.
The Flyers were unable to convert. Whether their shots hit the post or Frederik Andersen, Philly could not get one to fall. Still, it was one of their best starts of the postseason, without the goals, of course.
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