Andersen Shines in Hurricanes' Playoff Opener

0:00On April 19th, Frederick Anderson stepped up big for the Carolina Hurricanes and their playoff opener against the Ottawa Senators. The veteran goalie earned the start over hot shot Brandon Bussey and delivered a shut-out in a two-nothing win. He stopped all 22 shots, his six-career playoff blank sheet, putting Carolina of one-nothing in the series. Bussey had taken over during the regular season, winning 31 of 39 games after Carolina grabbed him off waivers last October. Anderson sat back despite a rough year, with injuries in his worst stats ever, 0.874 save percentage. But coach Rod Brindamore went with Anderson's playoff resume, 85 games under his belt, more than anyone except Tampa's André Vasilevsky. Teammates like Taylor Hall and Captain Jordan Stahl rave about Anderson shining when accounts most. Hall saw a last playoffs, and Stahl called his steady-play vintage, especially eating pucks and breaking them out. The crowd went wild from the opening fight to the goals by Logan Stankovan and Hall.

1:03Key moment came on a third-period penalty kill when Drake Beatherson shot looked like a tie, but got waived off on review. Anderson snagged it with his glove cuff, no goal-line cross. He stoned walled five shots on that power play alone, even after slipping down. Game 2 hits Monday at 7.30pm, Eastern at Lenovo Center, and with Anderson locked in, Carolina's riding high into the best time of the year. Stay locked in with NHL News Today, AI-powered updates, I'm Corey with The Story.