RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Erik Cole scored with 3:03 left to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Friday night.
Chad LaRose and Jeff Skinner scored early goals about 212 minutes apart for the Hurricanes, who played before a packed house and seemed inspired by a pregame ceremony to retire former captain Rod Brind’Amour’s No. 17 jersey.
Carolina allowed the Flyers to rally late but used Cole’s clutch goal to deny Philadelphia its second straight season sweep and a 10th straight win in the series.
Jussi Jokinen found Cole with a cross-ice pass, and the Carolina veteran one-timed the puck past Sergei Bobrovsky’s glove for the go-ahead goal.
Braydon Coburn tied it at 2 with 5:11 to play after Blair Betts scored a short-handed goal for the Eastern Conference-leading Flyers.
