Carolina Hurricanes Hold 2-0 Series Lead: What's Been Going Right?
Andersen's heroics and a dominant second line fuel Carolina's early success. Discover the key factors behind their 2-0 series lead.
The Carolina Hurricanes are up 2-0 in their first-round series against the Ottawa Senators. As the series shifts back to Canada, here are the things which have been going right for Carolina so far this postseason. Frederik Andersen The Carolina Hurricanes netminder leads all goaltenders this postseason in save percentage, with a 0.
967 in two games played. The veteran netminder has turned aside 59 of the 61 shots he's faced (the fifth most amongst all playoff goaltenders) and he's also second in goals saved above expected. While many people doubted Andersen's potential heading into the playoffs due to weaker regular season numbers, historically, this is what he does.
Since coming to Carolina, Andersen has a 0. 935 save percentage in the first round of the playoffs. For his career, he has a 0.
921 save percentage in first-round series. The Danish goalie has been lights out for the Hurricanes and he'll have to continue to stand tall as the Senators will certainly be fired up at home. Second Line The Carolina Hurricanes' second line trio of Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake and Taylor Hall have continued their season-long dominant play into the postseason, where they've been one of the best lines in the series.
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