The Philadelphia Flyers are on the brink of elimination in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Philadelphia trails the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0, with a crucial Game 4 on Saturday. Ahead of the game, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet is sending a message about his team.

Late in the second period, Taylor Hall buried Travis Sanheim from behind into the boards. Hall evaded a five-minute major penalty, after an official review, but still picked up a two-minute minor for boarding.

The Philadelphia Flyers' power-play woes were on full display again Thursday night in Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes, and this time, it came back to haunt them in brutal fashion. While the Flyers looked to capitalize with the man advantage,

It hasn’t happened since the 2011 Eastern Conference semifinals, but the Flyers are facing the possibility of getting swept in a best-of-seven playoff series.

Entering the season, not many pundits would have pegged the Flyers as one of the final eight teams left standing come May. It’s been a surprising run, but it feels like midnight is fast approaching with the Flyers now on the brink of elimination.

The young Flyers have been playing some form of "must-win" hockey for about two months now. So Thursday night's crucial Game 3 might as well be a new spin on it.

The Flyers have scored just three goals with the man advantage this postseason, and it might lead directly to a sweep.

The Carolina Hurricanes will aim for their second straight series sweep to start the Stanley Cup playoffs when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference second-round matchup on Saturday evening.