'We Have Better Than That': Rod Brind'Amour, Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake, Frederik Andersen, Jordan Staal, Mike Reilly On Game 1 Win
Stankoven's scoring surge fuels a shutout victory. Hear from Brind'Amour, Andersen, and more on their dominant Game 1 performance.
The Carolina Hurricanes set the tone in Game 1 of their second round series against the Philadelphia Flyers, defeating them 3-0 Saturday night at Lenovo Center. Logan Stankoven stayed red hot, scoring twice, while Jackson Blake picked up the other one on a beautiful solo effort. Frederik Andersen made 19 saves for his second shutout of the postseason.
After the game, Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour along with Stankoven, Blake, Andersen, Jordan Staal and Mike Reilly spoke with the media. Here's what they had to say: Stankoven Stays Hot As Hurricanes Dominate Flyers In Series Opener Hurricanes assert dominance in Game 1, fueled by Stankoven's continued scoring and suffocating defense. Flyers struggle to generate offense.
Rod Brind'Amour On if his team set a tone in Game 1 : I don't know how much one game bleeds into the other. It's important to get a win, but I don't know how much one game goes to the next. On the start : We had a good start, obviously.
That's what won us the game. There wasn't much happening, but obviously the first period was good. On the Logan Stankoven line picking up right where they left off : That was the big question, how we were gonna come out.
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