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Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour was mum Sunday when asked about his starting goalie for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.<\/p>\n

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Brandon Bussi replaced starter Frederik Andersen<\/a> after the second period of Game 3 on Saturday after the Golden Knights had grabbed a 4-0 lead. Bussi, in his first career playoff game, made several sparkling saves before a bad bounce on a Shea Theodore shot got past him for the winning goal in the second overtime as Vegas pulled out a 5-4 win.<\/a><\/p>\n

Brind\u2019Amour, on a media call Sunday, first said he did not anticipate any lineup changes Tuesday in Game 4 at T-Mobile Arena. That seemed to indicate Andersen would make his 17th consecutive start of the playoffs and Bussi again would be the backup as the Canes seek to even the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n

But Brind\u2019Amour later in the call said final decisions on the lineup would not be made until after a team practice Monday. On Andersen, he said, \u201cWe\u2019ll see how he\u2019s feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forward William Carrier left Game 3 with an upper-body injury, but Brind\u2019Amour said he was \u201chopeful\u201d the physical winger would be able to play Tuesday. In a game filled with contact and hard checks<\/a>, several players showed discomfort and some briefly left Saturday\u2019s game \u2014 defenseman Jalen Chatfield once was knocked into an open door at the Vegas bench.<\/p>\n

Having witnessed a flurry of offensive brilliance from the Knights\u2019 Mitch Marner, who had a natural hat trick in the second period, the Canes responded with a stunning four-goal comeback<\/a> in the third to force overtime.<\/p>\n

Losing a game on a Marner goal \u2014 which would have been the winger\u2019s fourth \u2014 or have Vegas captain Mark Stone punch in the winner would have been one thing. Tough to handle, for sure, but more manageable moving forward.<\/p>\n

But to have Theodore wing a long shot toward the net, the defenseman badly missing it, only to have the puck ricochet off the end boards and off Bussi\u2019s leg was one of the worst ways for a team to lose.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hockey,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said after the game.<\/p>\n

In reviewing Game 3 on Sunday, Brind\u2019Amour said the Canes had a \u201cgood road game going\u201d midway through the second period.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first period, they had one scoring chance,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were doing what we needed to do and then the penalty that we took kind of flipped the game a little bit because they scored on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canes were called for too many men on the ice in the second period and the Golden Knights scored on the power play for a 1-0 lead. Marner took it from there with his natural hat trick that included one goal when his cross-ice pass went off the stick of Canes defenseman Sean Walker in front of the crease and past Andersen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey get the momentum, then they get a break,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cThen you\u2019re starting to chase the game a little bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe let Marner get behind us a couple of times and that\u2019s been a common theme. We have to know when he\u2019s on the ice because that\u2019s kind of the way he likes to play. If we eliminate those \u2018freebies\u2019 and take them out it would definitely help.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to say what kind of effect such a loss will have. They can linger, eat at a team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cProbably the toughest game I\u2019ve ever lost,\u201d said forward Andrei Svechnikov, whose late power-play goal tied the score, 4-4.<\/p>\n

Taking the game into double overtime meant that Canes defensemen K\u2019Andre Miller and Sean Walker each played more than 33 minutes in Game 3 \u2014 Walker with a team-high 34:20. Jaccob Slavin was on the ice for almost 30 minutes and Chatfield more than 28.<\/p>\n

Among the forwards, Seth Jarvis had more than 27 minutes in ice time and absorbed several hard hits. Svechnikov had almost 26 minutes and Sebastian Aho 25.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough in a game like that where you have that many extra minutes and not have the full group,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said after the game. \u201cBut that\u2019s part of it and you just have to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Golden Knights were all smiles after winning their first home game in the Cup Final \u2014 dodging what could have been a killer loss \u2014 and their energy level shouldn\u2019t dip.<\/p>\n

Vegas coach John Tortorella, on a media call Sunday, said his team would be off the ice Sunday and practice Monday to \u201cmove the blood,\u201d noting the extra day should help them mentally after a \u201ccrazy\u201d first three games.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very experienced team that understands the level they need to be at,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tortorella mentioned the \u201cwild momentum swings\u201d in the first three games and the increased physicality the Knights had in Game 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayoffs, I think all teams try to add a physical element to their games,\u201d Tortorella said. \u201cBoth teams are doing it. It\u2019s just part of the game<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes it give you a major help? It depends on the momentum of the games, depends on certain situations in the game. But that\u2019s the greatest thing about playoff hockey, that type of play. Both teams bring it, and I\u2019m sure will continue doing it as the series goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canes followed a Game 1 loss to Vegas by winning the second game at home. They\u2019ll look to do the same in Game 4 for a 2-2 tie before going back to Raleigh for Game 5 at Lenovo Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s playoff hockey,\u201d Canes captain Jordan Staal said. \u201cIt\u2019s part of the gig and it\u2019s never easy. It\u2019s never going to be easy, and we know that and understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added Brind\u2019Amour on Sunday: \u201cThe games are tight, and we\u2019ve got to keep pushing through. Both teams understand how they have to play and you\u2019ve got to stick with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Faced with Stanley Cup Final deficit, Canes must now embody Southern resilience<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 5:30 AM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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