The Carolina Hurricanes took a 3-2 overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Jackson Blake scored twice, including the winner 66 seconds into OT. Taylor Hall finished with three primary assists, and Jaccob Slavin and K’Andre Miller chipped in helpers. Attendance was 19,394.

Overtime belongs to Carolina

Carolina needed just over a minute of extra time. Blake buried the decisive goal off a Slavin pass, with Hall collecting his third assist of the night. It capped a busy evening for the visitors who controlled most of the shot volume.

Earlier in the third, Logan Stankoven had put Carolina ahead 2-1, finishing a Hall and Blake build-up. Philadelphia answered through Alex Bump, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Travis Konecny, to force OT.

Flyers lean on grit and goaltending

Philadelphia started strong when Tyson Foerster scored in the first period from Porter Martone and Trevor Zegras. The Flyers then leaned into physical play and shot blocking. They led hits 39-29 and blocked shots 24-7, with Cam York registering 8 blocks and Konecny landing 7 hits.

Dan Vladar kept them in it with 37 saves on 40 shots for a 0.925 save percentage. He earned the game’s third star, behind first star Blake and second star Stankoven.

Numbers tell the story

Carolina outshot Philadelphia 40-17, including period splits of 8-5, 15-4 and 13-6 before a 4-2 edge in OT. The Hurricanes held a slight faceoff advantage at 51 percent and posted a dominant Corsi share of 70.9 percent. Both power plays went 0 of 3.

Shot profiles also differed. Carolina’s goals came from wrist shots, while both Flyers goals were from snap shots. Frederik Andersen made 15 saves for the visitors.

Special teams and discipline

The game stayed tidy with only minor calls. Each team recorded six penalty minutes. Notable whistles included hooking minors to Sebastian Aho and Sean Couturier, plus interference calls to Jordan Martinook and Rasmus Ristolainen. Neither side could turn those chances into power-play goals, which kept the game at even strength where Carolina’s volume finally told.

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