Canes blank Flyers to take 1-0 series lead

The Carolina Hurricanes continued their dominant playoff run with a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday. Stankoven, who has scored in five consecutive playoff games, opened the scoring just 91 seconds into the contest and added another goal late in the second period. esporist.org

Andersen recorded his second playoff shutout of the tournament, improving to 5-0 this postseason. Jackson Blake also scored for the Hurricanes, who have yet to trail in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flyers, who were outshot 20-19, will look to bounce back when the series continues Monday in Raleigh.