2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs · Round 2 Jersey Tracker
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Road · White
CAROLINA HURRICANES
Home · Black Alternate
Every 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 jersey and uniform matchup graded, updated game by game. Home team wears color, road team wears white. That's the NHL playoff standard. We score each jersey matchup on a 10-point scale and give credit for iconic alternates and throwback sweaters that carry the right vibe.
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Below, every matchup graded, newest first. Round 2 is opening up before Round 1 fully wraps with the Lightning and Canadiens still owing a Game 7, so the Eastern Conference second round starts on a Saturday with one early Game 1 in Carolina.
Round 2 Game 1 Matchups
Saturday opens Round 2 in the Eastern Conference with the Hurricanes hosting the Flyers at Lenovo Center, Carolina pulling the black alternate at home over the primary red sweater while Philadelphia goes road whites. The black home call from the Hurricanes is the rare case in this postseason of a primary-home team passing on the iconic primary sweater for an alternate, the dark Carolina black against Philadelphia road whites delivering the contrast but missing the visual punch of the Hurricanes red home identity that makes Lenovo Center pop on broadcast.
Game 1: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Road · White
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CAROLINA HURRICANES
Home · Black Alternate
Score: 5 / 10
Hurricanes black home alternate sweater against Flyers white road uniform, Carolina passing on the iconic red home sweater for the black alternate to open Round 2 at Lenovo Center. Black against white delivers the contrast but the boring Carolina black alternate caps the grade against the punch the primary red home would have brought to a Round 2 series opener.
FAQ: 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Jersey Tracker
Why is Round 2 starting before Round 1 ends? The 2026 NHL playoffs scheduled an early Round 2 series opener in Carolina before the Lightning and Canadiens finished their Round 1 Game 7 at Amalie Arena, the kind of compressed scheduling that happens when one bracket wraps faster than the other.
Where do I find the Round 1 jersey tracker? Round 1 jersey and uniform grades are tracked at our 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Jersey Tracker, updated game by game with primary sweaters, alternates, and throwback grades.
What standard are NHL jersey matchups graded against? Home team wears color, road team wears white. That's the NHL playoff standard, the same standard we apply across the entire 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs jersey and uniform tracker, with credit for iconic alternates and throwback sweaters that carry the right vibe.