Bussi will make his first career Stanley Cup playoff start, with Pyotr Kochetkov backing up. Stephen R. Sylvanie / Imagn ImagesJune 9, 2026 Updated 7:57 pm EDTLAS VEGAS — Brandon Bussi will make his first career Stanley Cup playoff start Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final for the Carolina Hurricanes.Frederik Andersen is listed as a scratch against the Vegas Golden Knights. While coach Rod Brind’Amour claimed Monday that Andersen wasn’t affected by the shot he took to the head from Ivan Barbashev, leading to an overturned Jack Eichel goal in Game 3, he did accidentally admit Sunday that they’d see how Andersen was feeling when deciding a Game 4 starter.Bussi, 27, replaced Andersen to start the third period in Game 3 for his playoff debut. He stopped 18 of 19 shots before Shea Theodore’s double-overtime winner.Two and a half hours before Tuesday’s game, Brind’Amour continued to keep reporters and the Golden Knights guessing.
First, he said the lineup would be a game-time decision. Then, asked directly whether Andersen or Bussi would start, he said, “We’ll see.”Then he asked what the decision-making process was like. “You just keep trying, huh?” Brind’Amour said. “It’s actually fun, though. … On every player we discuss before the game, it comes down to a million things. So that’s the discussion we’re having.”Pyotr Kochetkov will back up Bussi.Jun 9, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms
