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05/27 22:02 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.
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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