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Hall's OT Score Helps Hurricanes Top Flyers to Take 2-0 Lead in 2nd-Round Series of NHL Playoffs
Frederik Andersen made 34 saves as Carolina erased a 2-0 deficit and took a 2-0 series lead.
Taylor Hall scored at 18:54 of overtime on Monday to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2, securing a 2-0 lead in their Stanley Cup second-round series in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Philadelphia surged to an early 2-0 lead after Jamie Drysdale and Sean Couturier scored within a 39-second span in the first period, marking the Hurricanes' first postseason deficit.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina in regulation, with Jarvis forcing overtime midway through the third period. Frederik Andersen made 34 saves while Dan Vladar stopped 40 for Philadelphia.
The series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Thursday, where Flyers coach Rick Tocchet seeks quicker reactions from his team to counter Carolina's speed and aggression.
Philadelphia played without regular-season goals leader Owen Tippett due to injury, while Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin remained sidelined recovering from a concussion suffered during the first-round sweep of Ottawa.