US EditionHurricanes Emerge From Lengthy Between-Rounds Pause to Face Flyers in NHL Playoffs
Carolina enters as a heavy favorite after posting 113 points and sweeping Ottawa, while Philadelphia reaches the round with a six-game upset of Pittsburgh.
- The Philadelphia Flyers will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, with Game 1 set for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Philadelphia eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games on Wednesday, while Carolina earned the Eastern Conference's top seed with 113 points after sweeping the Ottawa Senators.
- Goalie Dan Vladar made 42 saves in Game 6 to secure the Flyers' first-round victory with two shutouts, while Taylor Hall leads the Hurricanes with seven points in the playoffs.
- This series marks the first postseason matchup between the franchises, with Philadelphia facing former Flyer Rod Brind'Amour, who coached Carolina to the best regular-season record in the Eastern Conference.
- Betting markets favor the Hurricanes as significant favorites, though all four regular-season meetings between the teams required overtime or a shootout, suggesting a competitive series ahead.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Once again, under Rod Brind’Amour, the Hurricanes are a force. They pressure you, they suffocate you and they make you work for everything. They led the Eastern Conference with 113 points in the regular season. Over the last six seasons combined, they’ve had a .678 points percentage, the second-best mark in the NHL. And they’re in the playoffs for an eighth straight season. So this is a stiff challenge for the Flyers in the secon…
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