Hurricanes win Game 2 3-2 OT

Playoff hockey is usually about one swing. This one had two. Philadelphia finally looked alive after getting blanked in Game 1, built a 2-1 l(nhl.com). Taylor Hall ended it with 1:06 left in overtime, giving the Hurricanes a 3-2 win on Monday, May 4, and a real grip on this second-round matchup. (nhl.com) ### How did Carolina steal this one? The Hurricanes spent a lot of the night chasing the game. Philadelphia scored tw(newsday.com)essure, Seth Jarvis tied it in the final period, and Hall cleaned up a scramble near the crease at 18:54 of overtime after an initial chance was stopped. (nhl.com) ### Why did this feel different from Game 1? Because the Flyers actually pushed back. Game 1 was a 3-0 Carolina win and mostly looked like Hurr(nhl.com)r. Philadelphia handled the pressure better, got offense from Travis Konecny and Tyson Foerster, and made Carolina work from behind instead of from control. (wral.com) ### What was the biggest turning point? Jarvis tying the game was the hinge. If that puck st(nhl.com) got overtime at home, where its pressure game becomes exhausting because every shift feels like the puck is coming right back at you. Jarvis has been one of the Hurricanes’ tone-setters all spring, and this was another huge one. (nhl.com) ### How important was Hall’s goal? Pretty massive — not just because i(wral.com)it came after he drove hard to the net, got knocked down, then stayed with the play long enough to bury the rebound. That’s basically the whole Carolina identity in one sequence — speed first, then second effort, then chaos at the crease. (nhl.com) ### Did the goalies decide it? In a close game, yes. Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves (nhl.com)that Carolina kept forcing one more scramble, one more rebound, one more ugly net-front moment. In overtime, that kind of pressure can feel less like a clean scoring chance and more like a siege. (wral.com) ### So where does the series turn now? Philadelphia. That’s the whole thing. A 2-0 deficit is (nhl.com)of. The good news for Philadelphia is that Game 2 looked more playable than Game 1. The bad news is harsher — “more playable” still ended with a loss, and Carolina is still unbeaten in these playoffs. (newsday.com) ### What should both teams worry about? For the Flyers, it’s finishing the job after(wral.com)hat opened the door in the first place. The Hurricanes won anyway, but that kind of drift gets punished deeper in the bracket. (newsday.com) ### Bottom line? Carolina didn’t dominate Game 2 the way it did Game 1. But that might be the scarier sign. The Hurricanes showed they can win their clean game — and now they’ve shown they can win the ugly one too. (nhl.com)