After a thrilling overtime win on Monday night, the Carolina Hurricanes head north to face the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday for Game 3 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.
Game 2 between the Hurricanes and Flyers was memorable for second-line forward Taylor Hall, who has scored at least one point in every game for the Hurricanes this postseason. For the first time in his NHL playoff career, he scored the game-winning overtime goal.
However, reaching the conclusion was not the easiest. The Hurricanes were already down by two goals before five minutes of play had even begun. However, Nikolaj Ehlers' power play goal in the first period and Seth Jarvis' goal with new linemates Jordan Staal and Ehlers in the third frame were just what they needed to push into the extra frame.
You can read about all the big and small details of Monday's game here!
After practice on Wednesday, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet announced that Noah Cates would miss the remainder of the series against the Hurricanes due to a lower body injury. Additionally, Christian Dvorak is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, and Owen Tippett's return timeline is unclear.
in the crease
Frederik Andersen and Dan Vladar have both been excellent in their respective postseasons. With an extra day's rest for the trip, there is no reason to believe there will be any changes in the net this time around.
Projected Carolina Hurricane 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
protect
Jacob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield
K'Andre Miller - Shawn Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere - Alexander Nikishin
goaltender
Frederick Anderson / Brandon Bussey
Projected Philadelphia Flyers Lines
Alex Bump - Trevor Zegras - Travis Konecny
Luke Glendening - Christian Dvorak - Matvei Mitchkov
Tyson Foster - Denver Barkey - Porter Martone
Garrett Wilson - Shawn Couturier - Carl Grundstrom
protect
Travis Sanheim - Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York - Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seiler - Emile Andre
goaltender
Dan Vladar/Samuel Ersson
special teams
Carolina Hurricanes Power Play: 12.0% (12th, down one spot from last game)
Carolina Hurricanes Penalty Kill: 93.8% (3rd, down two spots from last game)
Philadelphia Flyers power play: 10.7% (14th, down two spots from last game)
Philadelphia Flyers Penalty Kill: 86.2% (7th)
storm game notes
During Tuesday afternoon's media availability, head coach Rod Brind'Amour announced that defenseman Alexander Nikishin has cleared concussion protocol. He suffered a concussion after a strong hit from Tyler Kleven in Game 4 of Round One with the Ottawa Senators.
In Game 2, Ehlers scored his first postseason goal as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. During his seven postseason appearances with the Winnipeg Jets, he scored nine goals.
After an incredible five-game goal streak to start the postseason, Logan Stankoven was held without a point in Game 2.
While the remainder of the postseason will only be available to watch via national broadcast, local play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco and analyst Trip Tracy will continue to call games on the Hurricanes' local radio partner, 99.9 The Fan.
how to see
TV: TNT, TruTV, HBO Max
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
