Hurricanes down Senators to complete 4-game sweep
Logan Stankoven scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated Ottawa 4-2 to sweep the first-round series.
Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist before Sebastian Aho buried two pucks into the empty net.
Frederik Andersen made 25 saves.
Seth Jarvis chipped in two assists.
Drake Batherson, with a goal and an assist, and Dylan Cozens replied for the Senators, who put up just five goals in four games and never led against the Hurricanes.
Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots.
Rookie defenseman Carter Yakemchuk added two assists in his playoff debut.
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