Carolina Hurricanes centre Logan Stankoven (22) celebrates his goal past Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the third period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson (19) fails to get the puck past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during the third period of Game 4 in a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Carolina Hurricanes' Taylor Hall (71) celebrates at the benc after scoring a goal against the Ottawa Senators during the second period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Ottawa Senators winger Brady Tkachuk's lip bleeds as he is escorted by officials after fighting with Carolina Hurricanes' K'andre Miller during the second period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Carolina Hurricanes centre Logan Stankoven (22) celebrates his goal past Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the third period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson (19) fails to get the puck past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during the third period of Game 4 in a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Carolina Hurricanes' Taylor Hall (71) celebrates at the benc after scoring a goal against the Ottawa Senators during the second period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Ottawa Senators winger Brady Tkachuk's lip bleeds as he is escorted by officials after fighting with Carolina Hurricanes' K'andre Miller during the second period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Ottawa, Ontario.
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated Ottawa 4-2 to sweep the .
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.
Of the 213 NHL teams to fall behind 3-0 in a seven-game series, just four have come all the way back to win — the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1980 New York Islanders, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers and 2014 Los Angeles Kings.
Ottawa also trailed last spring’s first-round matchup with Toronto 3-0 after seven years outside the postseason tournament before eventually falling in six games.
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