Canes Win In Andersen’s Return To The Crease

Welcome Back, Freddie…

Returning to action for the first time in four days, the Canes were eager to move on from Saturday’s third-period collapse against Winnipeg.

After a busy afternoon filled with player transactions, the team was led to the ice by Frederik Andersen, who was activated from injured reserve earlier in the day.

Playing in his first game since November 2, the group in front of his crease did not include Michael Bunting. Scratched just before warmups for trade-related reasons, rumors swirled involving the forward.

When the puck went down, the Canes had their chances early, but it was Montreal getting the first goal of the night.

After Carolina had some trouble with a breakout from their own end, the Canadiens cashed in.

The lead would last for seven minutes before Brady Skjei pulled the contest even. After a drop-off feed from Andrei Svechnikov, #76 worked his way to the net and dipped backhand before netting a pretty one.