Hurricanes look to sweep Senators after winning close Game 3

[p]Despite the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ottawa-senators/noTCHmWM/"]Senators[/a] outhitting the Canes 46-30, all that mattered in the end was the scoreboard. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina[/a] goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shanahan-brendan/bRWecDQr/"]Frederik Andersen[/a] was a brick wall in net for Game 3 as he put up 21 saves. He has yet to allow more than two goals through each of the team's first three games these playoffs, joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado Avalanche[/a] goalie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wedgewood-scott/lAPibPUq/"]Scott Wedgewood[/a] and Philadelphia Flyers goalie Dan Vladar.[/p][p]Game 4 between the Canes and Senators is scheduled for April 25th. [/p][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]It would take just five minutes for the first goal of the game to be scored. [/p][p][b]Carolina's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stankoven-logan/Mqmoc3L5/"]Logan Stankoven[/a] scored his third of the playoffs to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=EmHvDOWI"]1-0[/a]. [/b][/p][p]He became just the second player in NHL history to score the opening goal in each of the team's first three games of the playoffs, joining George Armstrong ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-maple-leafs/ShE7Z8G3/"]Toronto Maple Leafs[/a] - 1956). [/p][embed guid="e81dfab8-f5ea-482b-9817-89c3322eff1d" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047464372989997273?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After not much doing from the Senators in the first, Carolina also had three power play opportunities following Stankoven's goal, but couldn't capitalize on any of them. [/p][p]During the second period, Ottawa would have a golden opportunity with a 5-on-3 for 1:28 after the Canes were called for too many men on the ice and a Jalen Chatfield hooking. [/p][p]But the Sens couldn't get anything done at all, leading to a round of boos from the home crowd.[/p][embed guid="881e468a-954e-4a02-b4b6-56a450a5452b" url="https://x.com/BR_OpenIce/status/2047481277754839088?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Sens heard their fans loud and clear and finally got on the board to tie things up. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/batherson-drake/t2DjcfL1/"]Drake Batherson[/a] would score his second of the playoffs after finally getting by Carolina goalie Frederick Andersen to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=EmHvDOWI"]1-1[/a] with just under four minutes left in the second.[/b][/p][embed guid="bb9a8f9a-42ba-4852-b325-a6734682eceb" url="https://x.com/Senators/status/2047483693111840945?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]But just as the Senators brought their fans to life, the Canes would turn them into crickets just a minute later.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/blake-jackson/8KcAGWiG/"]Jackson Blake[/a] scored his first goal of the playoffs after a pair of nice feeds from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-k-andre/fBnCdIsh/"]K'Andre Miller[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hall-taylor/4dK9PWLO/"]Taylor Hall[/a] to take a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/ottawa-senators-noTCHmWM/?mid=EmHvDOWI"]2-1[/a] lead en route to a Game 3 win.[/b][/p][p]Both teams would combine for a brutal 0-for-9 on the power plays (CAR - 0/4, OTT - 0/5).[/p][embed guid="455b348b-a72e-49e0-a1a5-5cf852217bcd" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ_KT_swjHM" social-type="youtube" /]