OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Logan Stankoven scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated Ottawa 4-2 to sweep the first-round series.<\/p>\n
Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist before Sebastian Aho buried two pucks into the empty net. Frederik Andersen made 25 saves. Seth Jarvis chipped in two assists.<\/p>\n
Drake Batherson, with a goal and an assist, and Dylan Cozens replied for the Ottawa Senators, who put up just five goals in four games and never led against the Hurricanes. Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots. Rookie defenseman Carter Yakemchuk added two assists in his playoff debut.<\/p>\n
Of the 213 NHL teams to fall behind 3-0 in a seven-game series, just four have come all the way back to win – the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1980 New York Islanders, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers and 2014 Los Angeles Kings.<\/p>\n
Ottawa also trailed last spring\u2019s first-round matchup with Toronto 3-0 after seven years outside the postseason tournament before eventually falling in six games.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
AP NHL playoffs: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/stanley-cup and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/p>\n
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