Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen is having a jaw-dropping playoff run

Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen has been standing on his head throughout the playoffs and has been one of the key pieces to the Hurricanes’ run so far.

The Danish netminder has compiled a .937 save percentage throughout the 2024-25 Stanley Cup Playoffs as Carolina advances to the Eastern Conference Final.

Today on Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk talk about the jaw-dropping performance Andersen has put on.

Tyler Yaremchuk: One big difference maker, and it always is this time of year, but man, Freddie Andersen looks good. I know the Canes are so, so good at limiting shots against and limiting chances, but just looking at the numbers, 23 expected goals against for them in these Stanley Cup playoffs, they’ve only allowed 14. When you look at these numbers from Andersen, it’s video game stuff. Like, I feel their system gets a ton of the credit, but man, these numbers from Andersen are just draw dropping.

Frank Seravalli: game stuff. Like, I feel like it’s all again, their system gets all it gets, a ton of the credit, but man, these numbers from Anderson are just jaw-dropping. Yeah, and the other thing, too, is, I think these numbers are probably better than they may even appear because the canes have allowed so few shots. Any shot that goes in dings your save percentage that much more.

Frank Seravalli: So, to me, when you see a .937, I really feel like it’s a lot higher than that in reality because they just don’t give up a ton. So, he’s been really good, signed one more year at a bargain, basically $3.5 million, that’s if he hits the performance bonuses, that’s as good as it gets. If you’re a team that doesn’t wanna spend huge on goaltending, take the risks that come with Freddie Andersen and his health, and you roll with it like the Canes have.