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'Always on Top of You': Senators Fall 2-0 to Stifling Hurricanes in Game 1
Frederik Andersen stopped 22 shots as Carolina limited Ottawa to nine shots through 40 minutes and took a 1-0 series lead.
- The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-0 in Saturday's NHL post-season opener in Raleigh, N.C., with goaltender Frederik Andersen making 22 saves to secure a 1-0 series lead.
- Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal fought three seconds after the opening faceoff, setting a physical tone as the teams combined for 96 total hits.
- Against a stifling defensive structure, Ottawa managed just nine shots through 40 minutes, while Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark allowed two goals as the power play generated only one shot.
- After losing top-pair defenceman Artem Zub to an undisclosed injury in the first period, Senators head coach Travis Green emphasized the series will remain a tight, grinding battle.
- Ottawa looks to even the best-of-seven series Monday before traveling north, as defenceman Jake Sanderson noted the team needs only minor tweaks to overcome the Hurricanes' defensive dominance.
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'Always on top of you': Senators fall 2-0 to stifling Hurricanes in Game 1
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How the Canes stifled Ottawa's offense, and how the Sens can rebound in Game 2
RALEIGH, N.C. -- To get a sense of how little ground the Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa Senators gave each other in their first-ever Stanley Cup playoff encounter, chew on this: The first registered shot on goal Saturday afternoon came…
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
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- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 38%
12%
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