NHL Playoffs: Chaos on Broad Street as Hurricanes Win Game 3 Over Flyers
Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Carolina Hurricanes won Game 3 against the Philadelphia Flyers decisively, but it wasn’t without its own level of mayhem. Thursday night, the Hurricanes handed the Flyers a crushing 4-1 loss as they clutched onto the 3-0 series lead. It was the first game in front of the Philly crowd since April 29th, when the Flyers took Round One in Game 6 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime.
Carolina was the first team on the board as Jordan Staal found the back of the net on the power play late in the first period. It was his first goal of the postseason, and a marvelous one as he jammed it across the goal line on the backhand. Both Andrei Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere assisted him.
Soon came the second period, and early in the frame, Jackson Blake took a delayed penalty against Cam York for what had appeared to be high-sticking. However, the Flyers never truly went on the power play, as Trevor Zegras scored soon after. Later in the same frame, Taylor Hall landed a hit on a falling Travis Sanheim, putting him into the boards .
The play was initially called for a five-minute major, but after review, it was reduced to a two-minute minor for boarding. Just 11 seconds later, Jordan Staal and Jalen Chatfield teamed up on the penalty kill as they rushed down the ice – Staal sending a daring pass to Chatfield through the legs of Zegras, as the Hurricanes defenseman snapped a one-timer top shelf , returning them to the top of the scoreboard once more. Jordan Martinook was credited with a helper in the process.
Penalty Madness at the Midway Point As the penalty kill resumed, Seth Jarvis found himself with a shorthanded chance, but was held back by Jamie Drysdale – a move which should have been the end of the Flyers’ power play…except it didn’t. After the whistle, Travis Konecny began shoving and yanking at Jarvis, and even put a cross-check on him. In retaliation, Jarvis swung his twig and caught him in the face.
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