Andersen didn’t want to discuss how he felt about losing the starting job to Kochetkov in Game 3.
“It’s not about that,” he said. “It’s about the team and trying to put the best lineup on the ice that they feel is going to get the job done. I’m just ready when I’m called upon and glad to be able to play tonight.”
Andersen also didn’t want to compare how he felt Monday to how he felt in Games 1 and 2.
“Tough to really tell,” he said. “I haven’t thought too much about that. You try to do your best to prepare and do your best to make the save in front of you at that moment. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t, but I just tried to battle back and respond to the last time I was in the net, try to be as good as I can.”
He was perfect, which is pretty much what the Hurricanes needed considering Logan Stankoven‘s goal at 10:45 of the second period was the lone goal in the game until Sebastian Aho‘s empty-netter at 17:49. Jordan Staal added an empty-net goal at 18:15 for the 3-0 final.
“Freddie was unreal,” Aho said. “I felt he saw every puck, and every puck somehow looked like an easy save and it definitely wasn’t.”
There will be no debating about who should be in Carolina’s net at the start of Game 5.
“Love playing with this team,” Andersen said. “So, happy to get in and get another shot in two days.”
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