Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators, East 1st Round Game 3

NHL

Hurricanes

53-22-7, 113 PTS

2-1

Final

Senators

44-27-11, 99 PTS

Canadian Tire Centre

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

CAR shoots leftOTT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
CAR	10	10	7	27
OTT	8	7	7	22

In net

Frederik Andersen21/22 SV, .955

Linus Ullmark25/27 SV, .926

Team	1	2	3	T
CAR	1	1	0	2
OTT	0	1	0	1

Who won: Hurricanes 2-1

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in East 1st Round Game 3 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Canadian Tire Centre. The Hurricanes win the series 2-1. Logan Stankoven led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Drake Batherson led the Senators in goals (1).

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Hurricanes beat the Senators 2-1 to take a 3-0 series lead

Jackson Blake broke a tie late in the second period, Frederik Andersen made 21 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

What it means

Hurricanes won the series 2-1.

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Injuries and inactives

Hurricanes1st in Eastern Conference

Alexander Nikishin D
Contract Dispute
Out
Jordan Staal C
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Seth Jarvis C
Shoulder, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Senators1st in Eastern Conference

Jake Sanderson D
Lower Body
Out
Nikolas Matinpalo D
Upper Body
Out
Artem Zub D
Knee
Injured Reserve
Cameron Crotty D
Illness
Injured Reserve
William Eklund LW
Ankle
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Hurricanes1st in Eastern Conference

Frederik Andersen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Senators1st in Eastern Conference

Linus Ullmark G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

CAR wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Senators 6, Hurricanes 3 (Apr 5)

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Game info

Venue: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada · Attendance 18,753
Officials: Eric Furlatt (Referee), Francis Charron (Referee), Jon McIsaac (Referee), Shandor Alphonso (Linesman), Julien Fournier (Linesman)