Rachel Barkley
After a thriller of an overtime win Monday night, the Carolina Hurricanes head north to face the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday for Game 3 in Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.
Game 2 between the Hurricanes and Flyers was one to remember for second-line forward Taylor Hall, who has scored at least one point for the Hurricanes in every game this postseason. For the first time in his NHL playoff career, he notched a game-winning overtime goal.
The outcome was not the easiest to reach, though. Before five minutes had even been played, the Hurricanes were already down two goals. However, a power play goal from Nikolaj Ehlers in the first period and a Seth Jarvis goal with new linemates Jordan Staal and Ehlers in the third frame were just what they needed to push to the extra frame.
You can read about all the big and little details from Monday’s game here!
After practice Wednesday, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet announced that Noah Cates would miss the rest of the series against the Hurricanes after sustaining a lower-body injury. Additionally, Christian Dvorak is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, and the timeline for Owen Tippett’s return remains unclear.
In the Crease
Both Frederik Andersen and Dan Vladar have been outstanding in their respective postseasons. With an extra day of rest to account for travel, there is little reason to believe there will be a change in net at this time.
Projected Carolina Hurricanes Lines
Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook
William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson
Defense
Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin
Goaltenders
Frederik Andersen / Brandon Bussi
Projected Philadelphia Flyers Lines
Alex Bump – Trevor Zegras – Travis Konecny
Luke Glendening – Christian Dvorak – Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster – Denver Barkey – Porter Martone
Garrett Wilson – Sean Couturier – Carl Grundstrom
Defense
Travis Sanheim – Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York – Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler – Emil Andrae
Goaltenders
Dan Vladar / Samuel Ersson
Special Teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 12.0% (12th, down one spot from previous game)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 93.8% (3rd, down two spots from previous game)
Philadelphia Flyers power play: 10.7% (14th, down two spots from previous game)
Philadelphia Flyers penalty kill: 86.2% (7th)
Hurricanes Game Notes
During Tuesday afternoon’s media availability, head coach Rod Brind’Amour announced that defenseman Alexander Nikishin had cleared concussion protocol. He suffered the concussion in Game 4 of Round One with the Ottawa Senators following a hard hit from Tyler Kleven.
In Game 2, Ehlers notched his first postseason goal as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. Throughout his seven postseasons with the Winnipeg Jets, he scored nine goals.
After an incredible five-game goal streak to open the postseason, Logan Stankoven was held without a point in Game 2.
While the rest of the postseason will only be available to watch via national broadcasts, local play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco and analyst Tripp Tracy will continue to call games on the Hurricanes’ local radio partner, 99.9 The Fan.
How To Watch
TV: TNT, TruTV, HBO MAX
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
