{"id":1666,"date":"2026-06-04T05:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1666"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:06:01","slug":"just-go-get-it-in-season-full-of-bounce-backs-hurricanes-goalie-needs-one-more-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=1666","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Just go get it\u2019: In season full of bounce-backs, Hurricanes goalie needs one more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen, the winding road to league-leading success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs has not been an easy ride.<\/p>\n

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The Canes\u2019 top netminder, a five-year member of the team and 13-year NHL veteran, did not find a lot of success during the 2025-26 regular season, playing fewer than half the team\u2019s games and finishing with a 3.05 goals against average.<\/p>\n

But, the Hurricanes\u2019 Game 1 Stanley Cup Final loss to Vegas notwithstanding<\/a>, Andersen has been stellar throughout the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.<\/p>\n

The goalie known as the Great Dane is 12-2 with a 1.65 goals against average and a .920 save percentage, with three shutouts.<\/p>\n

Andersen\u2019s playoff journey has also been marked by the death of longtime friend and agent, Claude Lemieux, which he admitted has been hard. But, he\u2019s pushed through.<\/p>\n

Andersen\u2019s regular season started well \u2014 he went 4-1 in his first five starts, but things quickly turned sour. He won just three games in 16 starts in November, December and January combined. His save percentage remained below .850 across those games, and as the NHL approached the Olympic break and then the trade deadline, many across the league wondered whether the Hurricanes would make a move to replace Andersen in the lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n

Brandon Bussi, who has been the Canes\u2019 backup during these playoffs, played four more games than Andersen during the regular season after being claimed off waivers in the preseason, and finished with a remarkable 31-6-2 record.<\/p>\n

Following the league\u2019s Olympic break in February, though, Andersen found his form. He won six of his next seven games, and finished the season with an .874 save percentage in 35 regular season games played. Most importantly, he won nine of 13 starts, allowing two or fewer goals in seven of those starts.<\/p>\n

Then came the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Behind Andersen, the Hurricanes swept their first two series against Ottawa and Philadelphia. Andersen didn\u2019t allow more than two goals in any single game. After a brief aberration in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final, in which he allowed six goals, Andersen was back to his old self in Games 2-5 \u2014 despite an unimaginable tragedy.<\/p>\n

Between Games 4 and 5 of the Eastern Conference Final, on May 28, Andersen\u2019s agent and friend<\/a> Claude Lemieux died.<\/p>\n

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The next day, in Game 5, Andersen made 23 saves and led the Canes to a 6-1 victory, clinching their spot in the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n

Canes coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour after that game said Andersen was \u201camazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew, obviously, that this was going to be tough for him with the nature of what happened. To be honest, we weren\u2019t sure if he was going to be able to play. You just don\u2019t know how that was going to shake out,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cBut obviously he shook it off and battled through it. And you saw the emotion after the game. It\u2019s a tough time for him, but he made us all proud, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

This season, following team wins, the Canes have bestowed \u201cThe Rope\u201d to a valued player, a symbol passed from player to player instead of the coaches.<\/p>\n

Following Game 5, forward Sebastian Aho praised multiple players in the locker room before awarding the honor to Andersen, who became emotional.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just can\u2019t thank you guys enough for the way you guys supported me [the] last two days,\u201d he said, per a video from Canes social media<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s been special. Let\u2019s get four more.\u201d<\/p>\n

TNT\u2019s Jackie Redmond interviewed Andersen after Game 5. She asked what Andersen believed Lemieux\u2019s advice would be heading into the finals.<\/p>\n

Freddie Andersen talked to @Jackie_Redmond<\/a> after winning the East and making his long time agent Claude Lemieux proud \ud83e\udd79 pic.twitter.com\/2ERLqHo5SD<\/a><\/p>\n

Andersen\u2019s answer summarized his journey all season.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust go get it,\u201d Andersen told her. \u201c[Lemieux] wanted it so much for me and this team.\u201d<\/p>\n

After another Game 1 setback in the Stanley Cup Final, Andersen and the Hurricanes will try to do exactly that. The Canes face the Golden Knights in Game 2 Thursday at 8 p.m. at Lenovo Center.<\/p>\n

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