Hurricanes Sweep, Power Play Key for Round Two

0:00It's April 29, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NHL News today, AI-powered updates on your squad. Carolina Hurricanes just swept the Ottawa Senators in four straight games in round one of the playoffs. They're chilling while the penguins and flyers battle it out for the right to face them next. Key fact, their penalty kill is second best at 95.2%, but the power play lagged at just 13.3%, too. Goals out of 15 chances. After this week, they showed flashes late, scoring when accounted in game four. To dominate round two, they got to crank that power play up, especially against teams like the flyers at 82.4% kill, or penguins, at 86.7. Getting Jordan's stall back on the top unit could spark it, matching their elite defense. Fans are buzzing about the top line heating up. Sebastian Ajo dropped three goals, including two in the clincher, building on his playoff track record. Death Jarvis dished assists there and fired shots, while Andreye Sveschenikov unleashed

1:0018 blasts and battled hard. Once those three click with a depth scoring, good luck stopping them. Frederick Anderson was lights out, going 4-0 with a 1.10 goals, against average and 95.5 safe percentage, plus A. Shut out. He's 23 and 12 in playoffs for Carolina, tying the wins record, so expect the great day to keep slamming the door. With a few days off till game six, Wednesday night decides their foe, the hurricanes feel locked in from round one. Dial up the power play, let the stars shine, and Anderson holds fort. They're built to roll deep into these 2026 playoffs.