(As things stand, his save percentage this spring ranks 47th in NHL history.) That’d be great if it weren’t up against a guy who’s stopped 132 of 135 shots in the series (.978) and has made 67 straight staves. ![]() That’d rank seventh all-time if stretched out over an entire postseason. In his two starts in this series, Andersen has a. In less than three full rounds, Bobrovsky has saved more goals against (13.96) than any goalie has in four rounds since Tim Thomas for the Boston Bruins in 2011 (20.72). Over the course of the postseason, Andersen actually has a better save percentage (.937) than Bobrovsky (.935), although Bobrovsky has saved twice as many goals as Andersen in terms of the actual chances they’ve faced, based on scoring chances. ![]() Scoring one even-strength goal in 14 periods against Bobrovsky is, which obscures to some degree how good the Hurricanes’ own goaltending has been, Raanta at first, Andersen now. Andersen was up to the task in the first game, Antti Raanta in the second, Andersen again in the third, but allowing goals is not what put the Hurricanes in this position. Sergei Bobrovsky has been the problem for the Hurricanes, a goalie on a nearly unprecedented hot streak, somehow reaching another level in a Game 3 shutout Monday after a pair of overtime wins in Raleigh. ![]() There’s only been one goalie better in the entire NHL, and he happens to be in the opposite net. There’s almost nothing else Andersen could have done. ![]() Ahead of what very well could be his final performance in a Carolina Hurricanes uniform, Frederik Andersen can at least take solace in the knowledge he isn’t the reason the Hurricanes are facing elimination.
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