Monday, the Carolina Hurricanes face the Ottawa Senators in Raleigh for Game 2 of their Round One duel.

In Game 1, the Hurricanes made a statement with a shutout win – outworking, outhitting, and overall outplaying the Senators. The dagger of the game was not only the excellent job from Frederik Andersen, but also the secondary scoring thanks to the second line, who netted both of the Hurricanes’ goals.

However, for the Senators, they spent half of the game without top-pairing defenseman Artem Zub. Early in the second period, he had landed a huge hit on Seth Jarvis and did not play for the rest of the frame, then was absent from the bench for the third frame. His status for Game 2 remains unclear.

More than likely, both Frederik Andersen and Linus Ullmark will likely start for their respective teams.

Andersen made the case for the Game 2 start, having not only achieved a shutout, but also made numerous big saves throughout the match. He was sharp.

Additionally, Ullmark played notably well, too. He made 27 saves on 29 shots (16 of those shots being high-danger scoring chances), which gives him a satisfactory .931 save percentage.

With Andersen’s Game 1 shutout – the sixth of his NHL playoff career – he is tied third for most postseason shutouts among active goalies, behind only Jonathan Quick and Andrei Vasilevskiy. Additionally, he took sole possession of the second-most postseason shutouts in franchise history with his third with the team, behind only Cam Ward with four.

After Monday, the Hurricanes will not play again until Thursday.

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