June 11 (UPI) -- Brandon Bussi was a spinning spider and appeared equipped with limbs to match the arachnid, turning pucks into prey and dominating in net to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to victory Thursday in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The rookie goalie, who drew his second start in place of benched net minder Frederik Anderson, stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced in the 4-2 victory in Raleigh, N.C. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice for the Hurricanes. Fellow forwards Jordan Staal and Sebastian Aho also found the net.
"This was the biggest game of my life, personally," Svechnikov told reporters. "Thank God we won that game. Obviously, it's in our mind that we have one more game to do it. We are focused for the next game."
With the victory, the Hurricanes took a 3-2 series lead and moved to within one win of their second Stanley Cup. Game 6 of the best-of-seven game series will be Sunday in Las Vegas.
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