The Carolina Hurricanes have pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink.
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1
Carolina Leads Series 3-0
The Carolina Hurricanes have officially placed a stranglehold on their second-round series. Behind a balanced attack and clinical special teams execution, the Hurricanes cruised to a 4-1 victory in Philadelphia to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.
SVECH HAS HIS FIRST OF THE POSTSEASON AND THE CANES HAVE A 3-1 LEAD 👀 pic.twitter.com/4PAzRoCT6r
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The veteran presence of Jordan Staal opened the scoring, but the game was truly decided in the second half. Andrei Svechnikov wired home a heavy one-timer during a 4-on-3 power play to extend the lead to 3-1. Any hopes of a Flyers comeback were extinguished when Nikolaj Ehlers pounced on a defensive blunder by Rasmus Ristolainen, beating Dan Vladar on a clean breakaway to put the game well out of reach.