The Carolina Hurricanes are just one win away from closing out the second round against the Philadelphia Flyers as they aim to accomplish that Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The game is scheduled for 6:00 pm EDT.
In Game 3 on Thursday night, the Hurricanes took a commanding 3-0 lead in the series with a 4-1 victory in the first tilt over the Flyers in their own barn. Like most games in the series, it was filled with penalties, including a two-minute minor boarding penalty against Taylor Hall (which was reviewed for a major penalty), several roughing penalties across teams, and a 10-minute foul on the Flyers' top line winger, Travis Konecny.
A rarity, the Hurricanes had the edge on power-play chances. His special teams were effective, with only one of his four field goals coming at five-on-five.
You can read all about Game 3 here!
in the crease
With Frederik Andersen and Dan Vladar both performing well so far in the postseason, there is no reason to expect a change in net at this point.
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
Tyson Foster - Christian Dvorak - Travis Konecny
Alex Bump - Trevor Zegras - Porter Martone
Carl Grundstrom - Denver Barkey - Matvey Mitchkov
Luke Glendening - Shawn Couturier - Garnet Hathaway
protect
Travis Sanheim - Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York - Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seiler - Noah Julson
goaltender
Dan Vladar/Samuel Ersson
special teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 14.7% (10th, up two spots from last game)
Carolina Hurricanes Penalty Kill: 94.6% (3rd)
Philadelphia Flyers Power Play: 9.1% (14th, down one spot from last game)
Philadelphia Flyers Penalty Kill: 84.2% (9th, down one spot from last game)
storm game notes
Entering Game 4 against a beleaguered Flyers team, the general expectation is that the intensity will be at its highest in this series. As such, there is a possibility that Nicolas Deslauriers could be added to the lineup for additional patience. If so, it will mark the first time in his 13-season career that he has faced a former team in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
On Thursday, Jordan Staal's two points moved him ahead of the Hurricanes' franchise record list, putting him in sole ownership of the fifth-most playoff points in franchise history, surpassing his brother Eric Staal, who he was tied with.
The Hurricanes' top line of Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis currently holds a very unique and ironic all-time playoff goals record. Aho currently has 37 goals (which is Svechnikov's sweater number), while Svechnikov has 24 (which is Jarvis' sweater number), and Jarvis has 20 (which is Aho's sweater number).
Frederik Andersen is the first goaltender since Hockey Hall of Famer Jacques Plante in 1969 to start his first seven games of the postseason, going 7-0, while posting a goals-against average of 1.02 and a .957 save percentage or better.
Although the remainder of the postseason will only be available to watch via national broadcasts, local play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco and analyst Trip Tracy will continue to call games on the Hurricanes' radio partner. 99.9 fan.
how to see
TV: TNT, TruTV, HBO Max
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
