Rookies Logan Stankoven and Alexander Nikishin joined forces on the game-winning purpose and Frederik Andersen joined uncommon firm in franchise historical past with a shutout whereas dealing with elimination because the Hurricanes blanked the Panthers and compelled Sport 5 again on residence ice.
* A Hurricanes win assured no sweeps by way of the primary three rounds in a postseason for the fifth time because the Division Semifinals modified from best-of-five to best-of-seven in 1987.
* The Stars and Oilers will conflict for Sport 4 of the Western Convention Remaining at Rogers Place, with Dallas wanting to attract even. Do you know? The Stars have required at the very least six video games in every of their earlier 9 sequence within the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
FREDDY BLANKS FLORIDA AS HURRICANES STAVE OFF ELIMINATION AND FORCE GAME 5
Rookies Logan Stankoven (1-0—1) and Alexander Nikishin (0-1—1) mixed on the game-winning purpose and Frederik Andersen turned apart all 20 pictures he confronted because the Hurricanes captured their first win within the Convention Finals since 2006 and compelled Sport 5 again in Carolina on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET on TNT, MAX, Sportsnet & TVA Sports activities).
* WATCH HERE for full highlights from Hurricanes-Panthers Sport 4.
* Stankoven – who captured the Pink Garrett Memorial Award as AHL Rookie of the Yr in 2023-24 with the Texas Stars (24-33—57 in 47 GP) – netted his fifth purpose of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, second game-winning purpose and have become the primary rookie in Hurricanes/Whalers historical past to register the game-winning purpose in a contest the franchise confronted elimination.
* Nikishin appeared in simply his third NHL recreation (common season or playoffs) after the Hurricanes chosen the defenseman within the third spherical of the 2020 NHL Draft (No. 69). He turned the sixth defenseman within the enlargement period (since 1968) to report his first profession level in a recreation his workforce confronted elimination. The others: Calen Addision (Sport 5 of 2021 R1 w/ MIN), Ryan Guardian (Sport 4 of 2008 CF w/ PHI), Doug Janik (Sport 7 of 2006 CF w/ BUF), Doug Lidster (Sport 3 of 1984 DSF w/ VAN) and Invoice Kitchen (Sport 4 of 1982 DSF w/ MTL).
* Andersen outdueled Sergei Bobrovsky – who entered the competition with the bottom profession goals-against common and highest save share within the historical past of the Convention Finals (min. 10 GP) – en path to his fifth profession playoff shutout and second as a member of the Hurricanes.
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STARS SEEK TO TIE SERIES TUESDAY BEFORE HEADING HOME TO DALLAS
The Western Convention Remaining continues Tuesday when Miro Heiskanen and the Stars look to even their sequence towards the Oilers at Rogers Place earlier than heading residence to Dallas for Sport 5. Every of the final 5 groups to face a 2-1 sequence deficit in a Convention Finals/Semifinals gained Sport 4, with the Stars trying to lengthen that streak to 6 following victories by the 2024 Oilers (4-2 sequence win), 2024 Panthers (4-2 sequence win), 2022 Lightning (4-2 sequence win), 2021 Golden Knights (4-2 sequence loss) and 2021 Islanders (4-3 sequence loss).
* The Stars are not any strangers to adversity – they’ve overcome a 2-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven sequence 11 instances of their franchise historical past (11-17), with the latest coming within the 2024 First Spherical towards the Golden Knights (4-3 W). Heiskanen, who had 1-1—2 in Sport 1 towards Edmonton, posted 1-4—5 in these seven contests towards Vegas final 12 months and ranked second on his workforce in factors (tied).
* Dallas has overcome a 2-1 sequence deficit within the spherical earlier than the Stanley Cup Remaining as soon as earlier than: the 2000 Convention Finals towards Colorado, which noticed the defending-champion Stars battle again from a 2-1 deficit to take a 3-2 sequence lead earlier than finally defeating the Avalanche in Sport 7. The Stars can turn into the fifth non-Authentic Six franchise to beat such a deficit in a best-of seven within the spherical earlier than the Remaining a number of instances, following the Oilers (2024 & 1990 CF), Blues (2019 CF & 1968 SF), Penguins (2017 & 1991 CF) and Devils (2012 & 2000 CF).
* Throughout the ice, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and the Oilers will look to maneuver inside one in all advancing to the Stanley Cup Remaining for the second straight 12 months. Edmonton owns a 21-3 report when main a best-of-seven sequence 2-1, together with a 3-0 report within the Convention Finals/Semifinals.
* Nugent-Hopkins (2-5—7 in 3 GP) can turn into the fourth participant in franchise historical past with a number of factors throughout every of the primary 4 video games in a playoff sequence. The others are Leon Draisaitl (5 GP in 2022 R2 & 4 GP in 2024 R2), Wayne Gretzky (5 GP in 1988 CF & 4 GP in 1983 CF) and Connor McDavid (4 GP in 2022 R2).
