Why the Canes' second line of Hall-Stankoven-Blake has dominated the Sens

OTTAWA —  Entering their first-round playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators had both earned reputations for frustrating opponents by limiting their best offensive players. And while Carolina holds a commanding 3-0 series lead after a 2-1 victory in Game 3 on Thursday night, the matchup has lived up to its billing in this regard. Tim Stützle and Brady Tkachuk are pointless for Ottawa. So are the Canes’ Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov, while Sebastian Aho has one goal.Advertisement