Updated 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket, Schedule and Top Highlights from May 4

The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is in full swing.

The Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes played Game 2 of their series on Monday, while the Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights began their series.

Here's a look at what went down on Monday and a glance at Tuesday's slate.

Monday Round 2 Results

Carolina Hurricanes def. Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2 (CAR leads series 2-0)

Vegas Golden Knights def. Anaheim Ducks, 3-1 (VGK leads 1-0)

Tuesday Round 2 Schedule

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche, 8 p.m. ET (COL leads series 1-0)

Monday Highlights

Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2

The Hurricanes lead the series 2-0 after outlasting the Flyers in overtime.

Philadelphia jumped out to a quick lead after first-period goals from Jamie Drysdale and Sean Couturier within a minute of each other.

Carolina managed to cut the lead to just one before both offenses went stagnant in the second period.

Time was ticking for Carolina to avoid a Game 1 loss, but Seth Jarvis came through with a late goal to tie things up. His goal eventually sent things into overtime.

It appeared one overtime period wasn't going to be enough, but Taylor Hall delivered the game-winning goal with just over a minute remaining.

Philadelphia will look to avoid a dreaded 3-0 deficit in Game 3.

Golden Knights 3, Ducks 1

The Golden Knights have the early advantage in the series after taking Game 1.

There wasn't much offense to speak of, but Vegas had just enough to pick up a crucial win. The Golden Knights struck first in the second period after a goal from Brett Howden.

That goal went unanswered until nearly 15 minutes into the third when Mikael Granlund put Anaheim on the board.

The tie didn't hold for long, though, as Ivan Barbashev delivered the go-ahead goal for Vegas just over a minute later.

The Ducks weren't able to answer Barbashev's goal, and an empty-netter in the final seconds sealed it as the Golden Knights escaped with a win in Game 1. Anaheim will look to even the series on Wednesday.