Frederik Otherwise includes Profits Canes Game 3 victory over caps

Frederik Andersen recorded his first post-season exclusion in five years, as Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, NC, to take Game 3 of their eastern conference semi-finals. Andersen stopped 21 shots for the Hurricanes, which took a 2-1 lead in the best seven series. Jack Roslovic scored a goal and helped another while Andrei Svechnikov got his sixth goal of the playoffs. Eric Robinson and Jackson Blake also recorded. Logan Thompson made 24 savings for the capitals, which could not use several opportunities for early points. Just like the first two matches in Washington, Game 3 was a closely disputed relationship with few efforts. On Saturday, the capitals enjoyed an early lead in higher quality chances. Both teams owned 29 shot attempts halfway through the second period, but the capitals have a 10-3 lead in the chance of a high danger. However, Andersen was tasked with the task when he tackled his fourth outcome in the Na -season game. He stops Alex Ovechkin right in front of the fold with 5:52 over in the first period. Over the next 22 seconds, Andersen prevented two Ovechkin-Tips from getting past him. This includes one on a faces where the capital captain was laid through the circle and alone in the slot. However, Carolina did achieve a lead. While the Nic Dowd of Washington won the draw in Carolina’s attack zone, Svechnikov managed to beat John Carlson on the Puck and his quick momentum of the right circle made it 1-0 at 12:34. Roslovic, who was inserted into the series due to Travis Jankowski’s Game 1 injury, achieved a power play by 1:03 to go before the second break. Roslovic then helped with the goal of Robinson who came over in the match with 16:46. Blake completed the standings with 3:16 left. The goals of the second period blew the capitals, as they had only six shots on the goal in the last period. They also set only three chances at the center of the second period with high danger. Andersen’s last result of the season was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the qualifying round of 2020 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. -Media on the field level