Frederik Andersen’s elite play in net stands out amid the Carolina Hurricanes’ perfect playoff start
Things didn't go smoothly for Frederik Andersen early in the regular season. The 36-year-old Andersen is leading all postseason goaltenders in goals-against average (1. 12) and save percentage (.
950), allowing 10 goals for a playoff-tested team that is 8-0 through two rounds of play. It took a climb to get here, from feeling better about his play as 2026 arrived to getting a rejuvenating spark from playing for his native Denmark in the Milan Cortina Olympics.
RALEIGH, N. C. (AP) — Things didn't go smoothly for Frederik Andersen early in the regular season.
He was hunting his game. And as he tried to work through it, a one-time waiver pickup was taking over the Carolina Hurricanes' crease with sudden stardom. That feels long ago, with Andersen playing his best hockey in the Hurricanes' return to the Eastern Conference final of the NHL playoffs .
The 36-year-old Andersen is leading all postseason goaltenders in goals-against average (1. 12) and save percentage (. 950), allowing 10 goals for a playoff-tested team that is 8-0 through two rounds of play.
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