What - Game 3 (2-0) When - 8 p.m., Thursday, May 7 Where - Xfinity Mobile Arena; Philadelphia, PA How to Watch - TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, CBC, Sportsnet, TVAS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes are still perfect in the postseason, but they'll have their work cut out for them tonight as their series against the Philadelphia Flyers shifts to their home ice. Carolina found a way in a gritty Game 2, as Taylor Hall scored the eventual OT winner. It was a good win for the Canes as they had to overcome some early adversity (namely their first time trailing all postseason). They even found a way to win with Logan Stankoven actually not scoring a goal for once. Seth Jarvis and Nikolaj Ehlers each grabbed their first of the playoffs and hopefully it can be a springboard for those guys to get going even more. Once again, Frederik Andersen had a solid game and the Hurricanes are going to need that once again tonight in Philly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STREAKS * Taylor Hall (3g, 6a) has points in every game of the postseason so far (6 games). * Seth Jarvis (1g, 3a) has points in three straight games. * Jackson Blake (1g, 3a) has points in back-to-back games. MILESTONE WATCH * N/A GAME NOTES * Carolina went 3-0-1 against Philadelphia this season, with every game being decided beyond regulation. * The Hurricanes have quite a few Flyers connections on the roster: Shayne Gostisbehere was drafted by Philly in 2012 and played there from 2014-2021; Sean Walker played for the Flyers for part of the 2023-24 season; Nicolas Deslauriers spent parts four seasons in Philadelphia and was traded just this past trade deadline; and Rod Brind'Amour played in 633 games as a Flyer from 1991-2000. * The two teams have never faced off in the playoffs before. * Sebastian Aho (15g, 35pts in 35gp) and Taylor Hall (15g, 38pts in 38gp) are point-per-game players for their regular season careers against Philly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY MATCHUPS PROJECTED STARTING GOALIES * Frederik Andersen: 6-0; 0.958 Sv%; 1.02 GAA * Dan Vladar: 4-4; 0.928 Sv%; 1.89 GAA LEADING SCORERS * Goals - Logan Stankoven (6) / Travis Sanheim, Jamie Drysdale & Porter Martone (2) * Points - Taylor Hall (9) / Rasmus Ristolainen (5) POWER PLAY * Carolina - 12% (3/25) * Philadelphia - 10.7% (3/28) PENALTY KILL * Carolina - 93.8% (30/32) * Philadelphia - 86.2% (25/29) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HURRICANES PROJECTED LINEUP Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis Taylor Hall - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake Nikolaj Ehlers - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook William Carrier - Mark Jankowski - Eric Robinson Jaccob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker Shayne Gostisbehere - Alexander Nikishin Frederik Andersen Brandon Bussi Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers, Pyotr Kochetkov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLYERS PROJECTED LINEUP Tyson Foerster - Trevor Zegras - Travis Konecny Porter Martone - Cristian Dvorak - Matvei Michkov Alex Bump - Denver Barkey - Carl Grundstrom Luke Glendening - Sean Couturier - Garnet Hathaway Travis Sanheim - Rasmus Ristolainen Cam York - Jamie Drysdale Nick Seeler - Emil Andrae Dan Vladar Sam Ersson Injuries and Scratches: Jet Luchanko, Noah Juulsen, Carson Bjarnason, Oliver Bonk, Oscar Eklind, Jacob Gaucher, Helge Grans, David Jiricek, Alexsei Kolosov, Hunter McDonald, Garrett Wilson, Rodrigo Abols (ankle), Nikita Grebenkin (UBI), Noah Cates (LBI), Owen Tippett (undisclosed) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwmeDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to never miss a story.
