Special Teams Propels Hurricanes To Game 3 Victory; Carolina Now One Win Away From Eastern Conference Final Berth

The Philadelphia Flyers were looking to change the narrative of the series now that they were back on home ice. Unfortunately for them, the Carolina Hurricanes don't care about what the other team is going to do. Game 3, as such, looked much the same as Games 1 and 2 with the Hurricanes inevitably skating away with another win.

While no one game has been the same, the end result has been, which is a testament to Carolina's ability to play out most any style of game. "Tonight was not the prettiest of games for anyone, but I thought... it's kind of been our calling card all year," said Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour.

"Whatever way the game goes, we've been able to adapt to it and figure it out. That says a lot about the group. " The Flyers actually had a strong start to the game, generating multiple odd-man rushes in the opening minutes thanks to some quick neutral zone plays, but neither Carolina nor Frederik Andersen bent and after the first 10 minutes, they started to settle into their own game, and that's when things started to tilt.

But where the Canes were really able to separate themselves was on special teams. The Hurricanes' elite penalty kill had another perfect outing, going 5-for-5 on the night, including killing off another 1:15 of a 5-on-3. No team in the league has been down two players more than Carolina (4:53), they they've given up exactly zero goals while on a 3v5.