Stankoven, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Flyers 3-0 in Game 1 of 2nd-round series

RALEIGH, N.C. — Logan Stankoven scored twice to continue his postseason tear and the Carolina Hurricanes smothered the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 victory Saturday night to open the second-round series. Jackson Blake also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen stopped 19 shots for his second shutout of these playoffs and seventh in his postseason career. Game 2 of the series is Monday night in Raleigh, with Carolina yet to trail in any of its five postseason games so far after jumping to a 2-0 first-period lead in this one. “We had a good start, obviously,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “That’s what won the game.” Carolina closed a first-round sweep of Ottawa last weekend, then had an extended break while the Flyers battled to push past Pittsburgh in overtime of Game 6 on Wednesday night. That led to rest-versus-rust conversations about how the Eastern Conference’s top seed would start Saturday night. Instead, the Hurricanes pounced from the opening puck drop, a departure from how all four regular-season meetings went to overtime or a shootout. PHOTOS: Stankoven, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Flyers 3-0 in Game 1 of 2nd-round series Stankoven scored in each of the four wins against the Senators,