Carolina Hurricanes: Morning After chasing the Devils back to Newark, 6-1
Andersen's 38 saves, Kotkaniemi's 2 goals give Canes 2-0 series lead
Frederik Andersen stopped 28 shots, Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes dusted the New Jersey Devils, 6-1 to grab a 2-0 series lead. Game 3 in on Sunday afternoon at the Prudential Center in Newark. After a scoreless first period, the Hurricanes scored 4 times in the 2nd period with Kotkaniemi getting an early brace. His power play goal at 1:35 gave the Canes a 1-0 lead and then scored roughly 2 minutes later to double the score. Jordan Staal and Martin Necas would score in the final 3 minutes of the period to make it 4-0. Carolina got 3rd period goals from Jordan Martinook and Stefan Noesen to close out the scoring. In his 3 playoff starts, Andersen has a 3-0 record with a 0.97 goals against average and a .963 save percentage.
