Canes win 2OT thriller to take 2-0 playoff series lead over Senators

[p]The game saw over 200 total shots, with 82 of them on goal. This series will now head to Ottawa for Game 3 (April 23rd) and Game 4 (April 25th). [/p][p]Home teams that win their first two games go on to win the series 88% of the time.[/p][embed guid="be454183-7fe4-40e1-a9e3-3db1cddd330e" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCYhZ2_rkLQ" social-type="youtube" /][p]A goal from Mark Jankowski in the first overtime was called back after a further review that ruled the Canes were offside. They were awarded a penalty shot, though, where Martinook would be denied by Linus Ullmark.[/p][p]Had he made the shot, it would've been the first overtime penalty shot game winner in Stanley Cup Playoffs history. [/p][p]From the third period through the first overtime, neither team would go on the power play, making it the longest stretch of even-strength play of any series so far these playoffs. [/p][embed guid="8f30277e-c112-4521-96ba-128ab58c7f7a" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlTLP4Uxn-c" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]After he dropped the gloves right at puck-drop in Game 1, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ottawa-senators/noTCHmWM/"]Ottawa[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tkachuk-brady/dvZapuEC/"]Brady Tkachuk[/a] committed the first penalty of Game 2 that left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina[/a] to take advantage. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stankoven-logan/Mqmoc3L5/"]Logan Stankoven[/a] scored the first goal of the game, his second of the playoffs, as the Canes went up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=6NDWEp26"]1-0[/a] six minutes into the first. [/b][/p][p]The two assists came from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hall-taylor/4dK9PWLO/"]Taylor Hall[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/blake-jackson/8KcAGWiG/"]Jackson Blake[/a]. All three of them have combined on the Canes' first three goals these playoffs (won 2-0 in Game 1).[/p][embed guid="f94a9c0e-7827-44d9-8eb9-fac785b4b77c" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046378425221325108?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svechnikov-andrei/6DbeHrlr/"]Andrei Svechnikov[/a] committed a rough 8:49 in the first, he would be back in the penalty box once more, the second time for interference as Ottawa was gifted a second chance to tie it up. [/p][p]But Ottawa would fail on both attempts as they went into the first intermission down 1-0 and outshot 14-9. [/p][p]It marked 80 shutout minutes for Carolina goalie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersen-frederik/OhFcnMIJ/"]Frederik Andersen[/a] to start the playoffs in the first two games, becoming the first goalie to do so since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/talbot-cameron/EuokRCbH/"]Cam Talbot[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Minnesota Wild[/a]) in 2021.[/p][p]The power play woes would continue for Ottawa, failing on another, making it 0-for-7 in the series up to that point. And, right after, the Canes wasted no time in doubling their lead.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aho-sebastian/dvL9PWjc/"]Sebastian Aho[/a] would score his first of the playoffs to put the Canes up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=6NDWEp26"]2-0[/a] almost eight minutes into the second. [/b][/p][embed guid="6190ce4f-6aba-4471-a074-670a84750aae" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046392340516872654?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Aho now ties [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/filppula-valtteri/OI60i7QA/"]Valtteri Filppula[/a] for the fifth-most playoff points (86) all-time by a Finnish player. He needs just three more to surpass [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/selanne-teemu/fXVXiSs8/"]Teemu Selanne[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ullmark-linus/OCumiyX5/"]Ullmark[/a] would keep his boys in the game after making what could go down as the best save of the series. [/p][p]It took a while, but Ullmark's save would prove to be worth it as the Sens began to rally.[/p][embed guid="9ca0ee74-1569-4152-8660-c791f2bb9037" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046395509502251467?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/batherson-drake/t2DjcfL1/"]Drake Batherson[/a] would get one by Andersen for his first goal of the playoffs, making it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=6NDWEp26"]2-1[/a].[/b][/p][p]It was just Batherson's second playoff goal of his career, with his other being last year in Game 1 against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-maple-leafs/ShE7Z8G3/"]Toronto Maple Leafs[/a]. [/p][embed guid="a3217af8-d6f8-4151-a0ff-facff00b79f0" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046393862126436631?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The game would go into a 4-on-4 after both got called for two minor rough penalties, but neither team would find the net with the extra space. [/p][p][b]Ottawa preferred even strength as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cozens-dylan/AatmMQGC/"]Dylan Cozens[/a] scored his first goal of the playoffs to make it 2-2 with three minutes left in the second. [/b][/p][p]Just like Batherson, it was also Cozen's second career playoff goal. [/p][embed guid="5fdff83f-c639-4ae1-a035-50602cf8ed1b" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046397408167207305?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Carolina would keep the pressure on before the end of the second period, but Ullmark would prove to be a man possessed. [/p][p]He would finish the second period with 13 saves on 14 of Carolina's shot attempts. [/p][embed guid="61d0f442-7079-43ad-9f06-6739070ef163" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2046398899787616631?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]With 13.5 seconds left, the Canes were pouring on the shots down in Ottawa's end, but Ullmark would pull through again with the acrobatic save that sent it into overtime. [/p][p]He would finish the night with 41 saves.[/p][embed guid="efd9fb10-ad86-4b80-a91d-373020d0bb7d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ExQNWvvc4&pp=0gcJCdMKAYcqIYzv" social-type="youtube" /]