The Philadelphia Flyers traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, to take on the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dan Vladar got the start in net. Owen Tippett was out due to an undisclosed injury, so Garnet Hathaway took his place in the lineup. The Flyers were dominated through the first 40 minutes but picked things up in the final 20. However, they couldn’t score any goals and got shut out three-zero. The Hurricanes take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Logan Stankoven gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead just 1:31 into the first period. He deflected Mike Reilly’s shot from the blue line over the blocker of Vladar. Reilly and Jackson Blake tallied assists.
The Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead at the 7:30 mark of the first courtesy of Blake. He took a pass from Taylor Hall, got past Matvei Michkov and Travis Sanheim, and put a backhander through the legs of Vladar on the second attempt. Hall and Reilly picked up assists.
Nick Seeler was called for cross-checking at the 8:34 mark of the first period. This gave the Hurricanes the game’s first power play. The Flyers did a nice job of getting into shooting lanes to block shots, and Shayne Gostisbehere missed a shot wide. No shots on net were recorded.
The Flyers went on their first power play at the 12:28 mark of the first as Jordan Martinook got called for high-sticking. No shots on net were recorded, and the Hurricanes blocked a few shots. The Hurricanes were able to clear the puck down a few times as well.
Reilly was called for cross-checking at the 15:04 mark of the first period, which gave the Flyers their second power play. Again, no shots on net were recorded. A very aggressive Hurricanes penalty kill didn’t allow the Flyers to do much of anything.
The Flyers received their third power play at the 2:15 mark of the second period as Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen got called for tripping. Andrei Svechnikov served the penalty. A third straight power play where no shots on net were recorded. Trevor Zegras had a backdoor chance, but Sebastian Aho got a piece of the pass to deflect it. Mark Jankowski had a chance while shorthanded, but Vladar made the save.
The Hurricanes went on their second power play at the 8:46 mark of the second as Hathaway was called for slashing. Vladar made a few saves on Nikolaj Ehlers, and the Flyers cleared the puck down ice a few times. Sean Couturier had a chance while shorthanded, but Andersen made the easy save.
Stankoven gave the Hurricanes a 3-0 lead at the 16:16 mark of the second period. Noah Juulsen turned the puck over to Seth Jarvis. Jarvis then fed Stankoven with a pass, and he put a snapshot past the glove of Vladar from just inside the right circle. Jarvis and Svechnikov were given assists.
Tyson Foerster got called for slashing at the 19:15 mark of the second. This gave the Hurricanes their third power play. Vladar came up with saves on Jarvis and Gostisbehere, and the Flyers had a few chances while shorthanded, but Andersen had all the answers.
The game went to four-on-four at the 7:25 mark of the third period as Porter Martone and Hall were called for roughing. Nothing worth noting happened here. Rasmus Ristolainen and Seeler had shots blocked, and that’s about it.
The Hurricanes went on their fourth man advantage at the 11:46 mark of the third as Zegras was called for cross-checking and roughing, and Blake, Travis Konecny, and Hall all for roughing. Zegras and Blake also received 10-minute misconducts, which ended their night. Vladar only had to make one save on Aho, and the Flyers did their job of clearing the puck down the ice to waste time.
Gostisbehere and Seeler received 10-minute misconducts at the 13:40 mark of the third period. Their nights would come to an end.
The Flyers went on their fourth man advantage at the 15:12 mark of the third as Svechnikov got called for cross-checking. Vladar was pulled in favor of the extra attacker. This made it six-on-four. Andersen made saves on Ristolainen and Denver Barkey, and the Flyers missed a few shots wide. A few Hurricanes missed the empty net wide as well.
Flyers went zero for four on the power play and killed off all four of the Hurricanes’ man advantages.
Vladar saved 20 of 23 shots, giving him a .870 save percentage.
Goal Summary
1st Period:
Stankoven (5) Assists: Reilly (1), Blake (4)
Blake (2) Assists: Hall (6), Reilly (2)
2nd Period:
Stankoven (6) Assists: Jarvis (3), Svechnikov (1)
3rd Period:
No goals
Flyers Next Game
Flyers next game is Monday, May 4, in Raleigh against the Hurricanes.
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