The battle to join the Carolina Hurricanes in the conference finals of the 2026 NHL playoffs continued Sunday with a game in the East and a game in the West.

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Caniacs brought big energy to the Stanley Cup playoff series with the Flyers.

Boston swept a happy-to-be-here Carolina team in the 2019 East final after the Hurricanes ended a nine-year playoff drought in Brind'Amour's first season. Florida swept Carolina in 2023 with four one-goal wins, then beat Carolina in five games last year.

The Canes put the game out of reach with two third-period goals in a span of four minutes, including Andrei Svechnikov's first tally of the playoffs and a breakaway score from Nikolaj Ehlers. The Flyers will be playing with their season on the line when the puck drops for Game 4 on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET in Philadelphia.

The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs have been one of the most exciting tournaments in recent memory, and that was certainly the case over a weekend that revealed our first conference finalist: the Carolina Hurricanes. Here's what to watch in that game, along ...

Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen has started and won Carolina's first eight games in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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The Montreal Canadiens could use big-time performances from these three players in a critical game against the Buffalo Sabres.