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05/27 22:11 CDT Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of
the Stanley Cup Final
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup
Final
MONTREAL (AP) --- Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a
2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a
victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on
Wednesday night.
Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his third shutout in 12 postseason games
this year to help the Hurricanes take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference
Final. Game 5 is Friday night in North Carolina, with the series winner facing
the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Shayne Gostisbehere each had two assists for the Hurricanes.
They are the seventh NHL team to win six or more road games to start a
postseason.
Anderson and the Hurricanes are 11-1 in the first three rounds. They put it
away early in Game 4 after winning the previous two games in overtime.
The Hurricanes scored first for the fourth straight game when Aho beat Jakub
Dobes with a one-timer from the right circle on a power play with 5:02 left in
the first.
Staal followed with 3:53 to go, tipping in K'Andre Miller's centering pass.
Stankoven then finished off a two-on-one with Jason Blake with 2:14 remaining
in the period.
Andrei Svechnikov had an empty-net goal in the third.
Carolina had a 19-3 shots-on-goal advantage in the third period for a 43-18
overall edge.
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