Carolina Hurricanes: Morning After a Fast end to overtime as Canes march on

At 12:51 of overtime, Jesper Fast's deflection of a Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot slipped through New Jersey goaltender Akira Schmid sending the Carolina Hurricanes to the Eastern Conference Finals.  It will be the second trip to the NHL's final four in the five years Rod Brind'Amour has been behind the bench.  The goal was Fast's 5th of the playoffs after scoring 10 in 80 games this season.  It was also his second overtime goal in the postseason having ended Game 2 in the opening round series with the Islanders.  Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns each scored as well for Carolina.  Slavin's goal came in the 1st minute of the second period, while Burns' came in the last minute of the middle frame.  Burns' 2nd of the playoffs and second in as many games, tied the score at 2.  Frederik Andersen made 27 saves for his 5th playoff win and raised his save percentage to .931 in 6 games.  Carolina awaits the winner of the series between the Panthers and Maple Leafs with Florida holding a 3-1 lead heading to Friday's Game 5 in Toronto.