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“You just want to keep taking steps,” Andersen said. “That was a
really good grind.”
Logan Stankoven also scored for Carolina, and Taylor Hall had
two assists.
Hall and linemates Stankoven and Blake have combined for 13
points in the series.
“They’ve been really special,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour
said. “They’re contributing and putting goals up for us.”
Drake Batherson scored for Ottawa, and Linus Ullmark stopped 25
shots.
Only four teams in NHL history have overcome a 3-0 series
deficit.
“Pretty frustrating, but we’ve got to find a way,” Ottawa
captain Brady Tkachuk said. “We’ve never quit all season … got
to step up to the occasion.”
Ottawa defenseman Jake Sanderson left in the second period after
taking an illegal check to the head from Hall.
Stankoven opened the scoring at 5:13 of the first period with
his third goal of the series. He beat Ullmark with a one-timer
from the left side.
Batherson tied it with 3:54 left in the second, taking a pass
from Nick Cousins in the slot, moving left and flipping a
backhander past Andersen.
Blake countered 1:23 later, putting the puck in the open right
side off a feed from defenseman K’Andre Miller.
Ottawa was 0 for 5 on the power play and generated just four
shots on target — including 1:38 of 5 on 3 when Andersen had to
make a solitary save — on the way to falling to 0 for 12 in the
series.
“Didn’t really create anything, no momentum, nothing,” Senators
center Tim Stutzle said. ”(We’ve) got to make quicker plays.”
On Monday night in Game 2 in Raleigh, Jordan Martinook scored in
the second overtime in a 3-2 victory. The Hurricanes won the
opener 2-0 on Saturday.
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