Hurricanes Beat Flyers 3-2 in OT, Take 2-0 Lead

RALEIGH, North Carolina -- The Carolina Hurricanes overcame their first deficit of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime on Monday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven second-round series at Lenovo Center.

For the first time in six playoff games, the Hurricanes trailed after Jamie Drysdale scored a power-play goal early in the first period, followed 41 seconds later by Sean Couturier's tip-in at 4:41 for a 2-0 Flyers lead. The Flyers, shut out 3-0 by Frederik Andersen in Game 1, struck quickly in a matchup of fourth lines as Couturier jammed home a pass from Carl Grundstrom in front of the Carolina net.

The Hurricanes responded later in the period when Nikolaj Ehlers one-timed a power-play goal from the right circle with five seconds left on the man advantage, cutting the deficit to 2-1 after Flyers defenseman Cam York was penalized for holding. Both teams, who went 0-for-4 on the power play in the opener, each converted once by the end of the first.

A penalty-filled second period saw the Hurricanes kill off three infractions while the Flyers handled two. Carolina dominated even-strength play with 16 shots, 18 scoring chances...