RALEIGH, N.C. – Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored, and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday to open their first-round playoff series.

Carolina can take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series Monday night in Raleigh.

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