Andersen’s Hot Hand Gives Hurricanes an Early Playoff Edge

Carolina’s perfect playoff start has plenty of moving parts, but Frederik Andersen is the one making the whole machine look almost unfairly smooth. When a goalie starts stealing the air out of an opponent’s bench, the series stops being about shots and starts becoming about survival. The Hurricanes have the structure, the pace, and the confidence, but Andersen’s run in net gives them the kind of edge teams spend all season chasing.