SUNRISE, Fla. — Ahead of what very well could be his final performance in a Carolina Hurricanes uniform, Frederik Andersen can at least take solace in the knowledge he isn’t the reason the Hurricanes are facing elimination.
There’s almost nothing else Andersen could have done. His playoff performance has been superb. There’s only been one goalie better in the entire NHL, and he happens to be in the opposite net.
Sergei Bobrovsky has been the problem for the Hurricanes, a goalie on a nearly unprecedented hot streak, somehow reaching another level in a Game 3 shutout Monday after a pair of overtime wins in Raleigh. Andersen was up to the task in the first game, Antti Raanta in the second, Andersen again in the third, but allowing goals is not what put the Hurricanes in this position.
