Jackson Blake, a 22-year-old forward for the Carolina Hurricanes, scored 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist) with an overtime goal in the fourth game of the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers (3-2 OT, series sweep 4-0). The American forward (22 years, 279 days) became the youngest player in Hurricanes history to net a series-clinching goal.
In franchise history, including the Hartford Whalers era, Blake ranks second overall. The record is held by Ulf Samuelsson, who scored the winning goal at age 22 years and 17 days in 1986. That goal came in Game 3 of the division semifinals (first round) against the Quebec Nordiques (9-4, series sweep 3-0). Notably, that was the only playoff series the Whalers won during their NHL tenure from 1979 to 1997.
