Canes dust Canadiens, 6-1, to reach the Stanley Cup Finals

The Canes scored three times in the 1st period en route to a 6-1 win over the Canadiens and are heading to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric Robinson scored in a span of 7:35 in the opening frame as Carolina dominated the game from the opening face off. It was not dissimilar to Game4 -- or Game 3 or Game 2 -- only this time, the Hurricanes continued scoring. Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere added goals in the 2nd period as the Canes led 5-0 until the middle of the 3rd period. Frederik Andersen played Game 5 with a broken heart. Thursday he found out that his longtime agent and close friend Claude Lemieux died by suicide, but still led his team onto the ice and honored Lemieux with 23 saves for his 12th win of the postseason. Carolina will host Vegas in Game 1 on Tuesday night at Lenovo Center.