Trailing 2-1 in the best-of-7 series, the Hurricanes have two days off to regroup before Game 4 here on Tuesday (8\u00a0p.m. ET; ABC, SN, TVAS, CBC). Whether Bussi or Andersen will start that game is to be decided.<\/p>\n
Hurricanes coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour lauded Bussi for playing well in the first Stanley Cup Playoff appearance of his career, but wasn\u2019t ready to name a Game 4 starter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll figure all that out later,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a couple days to reassess how we\u2019re going to go about the next game. But I give him credit for coming in and he played well. \u2026 I hate that\u2019s the goal that kind of ends the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before Bussi took over to start the third period, Andersen played every minute of the Hurricanes\u2019 first 16 games this postseason. Andersen was 12-1 with a 1.41 goals-against average, .931 save percentage and three shutouts through the first three rounds.<\/p>\n
With the Hurricanes making uncharacteristic defensive mistakes in front of him in the Cup Final, though, Andersen has struggled, too, giving up 12 goals on 65 shots for a 4.44 GAA and .815 save percentage.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old gave up four goals on 16 shots in the first two periods Saturday, including four goals on 14 in a disastrous second period in which the Golden Knights also had two goals disallowed following successful Coach\u2019s Challenges — one for offside<\/a> and one for goalie interference<\/a>.<\/p>\n