Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho scored in the first period of a 4-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday in Montreal. File Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo
May 28 (UPI) -- Frederik Anderson made 18 saves, while Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven each scored in a span of less than three minutes to power a win over the Montreal Canadiens, moving the Carolina Hurricanes to within one victory of their first Stanley Cup Final berth in 20 years.
The Hurricanes' barrage occurred with about five minutes remaining in the first period of the 4-0 triumph in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday in Montreal. Aho lit the lamp off a power play to start the surge. Staal beat Canadiens net minder Jakub Dobes 68 seconds later. Stankoven scored a third Hurricanes goal with 2:14 remaining in the frame.
"When you prepare for the game, you are focusing on the start, focusing on the first shift and kinda go from there," Aho told reporters. "Obviously, we had some moments in the first period...that kinda gave us momentum.
"Then, were able to score a few goals and kinda take over the game."
