Logan Stankoven scored on the power play as the Carolina Hurricanes lead the Ottawa Senators 1-0 after the first period of Game 2 of their first-round series.
The Hurricanes lead the best-of-seven series 1-0.
While there were no fisticuffs off the opening faceoff as happened in Game 1 with Brady Tkachuk and Jordan Staal dropping the gloves, the teams opened the second game of the series with a different type of physicality, trading big hits and scoring chances.
Tkachuk took the opening penalty of the game, and Stankoven made him pay, converting on a Taylor Hall pass from behind the net to fire the Hurricanes into the lead at the 6:31 mark of the frame.
Andrei Svechnikov went to the box for Carolina at 8:49, their first infraction of the game. They were able to successfully kill off the penalty.
Svechnikov went back to the box at 15:22 for interference after delivering a big hit on Senators forward Claude Giroux when he didn’t have the puck.
Once again, the Hurricanes killed the penalty without giving up a goal.
Frederik Andersen made nine saves in the opening period for the Hurricanes.
Linus Ullmark turned away 13 of 14 shots for the Senators.
On Saturday, Andersen made 22 saves as the Hurricanes defeated the Senators 2-0 in Game 1 of the series.
Stankoven and Hall provided the offence for Carolina, with Jackson Blake picking up two helpers in the victory.
The Senators are playing without defenceman Artem Zub, who exited the Game 1 loss with an undisclosed injury.
He was a game-time decision heading into Monday’s contest, but was scratched with Lassi Thomson inserted into the lineup.
The 30-year-old played 7:44 before leaving the series opener.
