Hurricanes Top Senators 2-1, Take 3-0 Series Lead Sport By lines April 24, 2026 The Hurricanes Senators Game 3 ended 2-1 at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators and now lead the Eastern Conference first-round series 3-0. Stankoven Strikes First, Blake Seals the Win Logan Stankoven opened the scoring for Carolina at 5:13 of the first period. Stankoven became the first Hurricanes player to score the opening goal in three straight playoff games. Drake Batherson tied the game 1-1 for Ottawa at 16:06 of the second period. Jackson Blake gave Carolina the lead 2-1 at 17:29 of the second period. Frederik Andersen made 21 saves for the Carolina Hurricanes. Linus Ullmark made 25 saves for the Ottawa Senators. K’Andre Miller set up Blake with a cross-ice feed on the go-ahead goal. Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson left the game in the second period. Taylor Hall hit Sanderson in the head at 4:24 of the second period. Hall took a minor penalty for an illegal check on the play. Sanderson played two shifts after the hit and did not return. Carolina can sweep the best-of-7 series in Game 4 on Saturday at 3 ET. Game 4 airs on TBS, truTV, and HBO Max. The Eastern Conference first-round series stays in Ottawa for Game 4. Related Sports Coverage Gauthier Lifts Ducks Past Oilers 6-4 in Game 2 Bruins Even Series With 4-2 Game 2 Win in Buffalo Avalanche Hold Off Kings 2-1 in Game 1 Opener Sources: NHL.com Game 3 recap, ESPN box score.
