Canes beat Senators, 2-1, take 3-0 series lead

Canes beat Senators, 2-1, take 3-0 series lead

From Canes Corner by 99.9 The Fan | Raleigh, North Carolina

April 24, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

The Canes defeated the Senators 2-1, taking a 3-0 lead in their playoff series.

Freddie Andersen stopped 21 shots, Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake each scored a goal, and the Canes beat the Senators, 2-1, to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their opening round sesries.  For the 3rd straight game Stankoven opened the scoring, this time ripping home a one timer from a sharp angle to the left of Linus Ullmark off a Taylor Hall feed just more than 5 minutes into the game.  The Ottawa crowd was raucous to that point, but the Stankoven goal understandably took some of the starch out of them.  Then, late in the second period, 1:23 after Drake Batherson's 2nd of the playoffs tied the game, Jackson Blake took a no-look, cross-ice pass from K'Andre Miller and snapped home his first of the playoffs to put the Canes back in front.  The only downer is that the Canes were 0 for 4 on the power play and are now just 1 for 10 in the series.  The penalty kill chalked off 5 Senators power plays and is a perfect 12 for 12 in the series.  Game 4 is Saturday afternoon. Canes Corner is presented by the Aluminum Company of North Carolina. aluminumcompany.com

Topics covered

  • NHL playoffs
  • Carolina Hurricanes
  • Ottawa Senators
  • hockey game recap
  • sports analysis

Keywords

  • Freddie Andersen
  • Logan Stankoven
  • Jackson Blake
  • NHL playoffs
  • Carolina Hurricanes
  • Ottawa Senators
  • hockey
  • game recap

Sponsors

Aluminum Company of North Carolina

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canes, Senators

Places: Ottawa

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