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Carolina Hurricanes: Keys to beating Philadelphia

By Conor Power

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MAY 27: Martin Necas #88 and Vincent Trocheck #16 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrate with teammates after a goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period in Game Six of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on May 27, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MAY 27: Martin Necas #88 and Vincent Trocheck #16 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrate with teammates after a goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period in Game Six of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on May 27, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Jordan Martinook #48, Derek Stepan #18, and goaltender Frederik Andersen #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrate their victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on October 21, 2021, in Montreal, Canada. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Jordan Martinook #48, Derek Stepan #18, and goaltender Frederik Andersen #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrate their victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on October 21, 2021, in Montreal, Canada. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Canes turn to Freddie yet again

Time and again this season the Carolina Hurricanes have turned to their new Danish netminder to bail them out of trouble and keep them in games they have no right being in, and it looks like they are going to do it again tonight with Frederik Andersen expected to get the start for the Hurricanes.

With the Great Dane coming off a sensational performance in Tampa Bay to rebound from a sluggish start in Sunrise, there’s a lot of expectations riding on the back of the big man. Now, Carolina is not a team that needs a goalie to stand on his head to win. They are very capable of dominating a game from start to finish and not asking a lot of their backstop, but there are times he’s stood on his head.

Freddie’s .939 save percentage and 1.73 goals-against average are spectacular numbers that do not lie about how important he has been for the Carolina Hurricanes during this season to this point. When the Canes have asked their netminder to shine through for the team, Frederik Andersen has been that star in the crease. He’s been absolutely sensational.

Well, that’s about it for this one. Carolina takes on the Flyers at PNC Arena at 7 PM EST. This is the first half of the back-to-back with the St Louis Blues waiting in the wings for the game tomorrow night at PNC Arena. Both games will have keys and takeaways for you to read here on Cardiac Cane! Until then, thank you for reading and LET’S GO CANES!

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