Stankoven, who has six goals during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, has scored in each of Carolina’s first five games this postseason.
Frederik Andersen made 19 saves for his second shutout of the playoffs and seventh in his postseason career. He made 22 saves in a 2-0 win against the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of the first round on April 18.
Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and Metropolitan Division. Mike Reilly had two assists.
Dan Vladar made 20 saves for the Flyers, the No. 3 seed in the Metropolitan Division. Owen Tippett did not play because of an undisclosed injury.
Game 2 of the best-of-7 series will be here on Monday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).
Stankoven, gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 1:31 of the first period, extending his stick to the slot and tipping Reilly’s one-timer from inside the blue line.
Blake extended it to 2-0 at 7:30. He took a backhand pass from Taylor Hall and skated through the neutral zone before slipping between Travis Sanheim and Matvei Michkov to tuck a backhand inside the left post.
Stankoven’s second goal of the game pushed it to 3-0 at 16:16 of the second period. Noah Juulsen’s pass in Philadelphia's defensive zone hit Andrei Svechnikov's skate and came to Seth Jarvis, who passed to Stankoven for a shot from the right hash marks.