OTTAWA, Ontario — Jackson Blake broke a tie late in the second period, Frederik Andersen made 21 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.The top team in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, the Hurricanes can wrap up the series Saturday in Ottawa.“You just want to keep taking steps,” Andersen said. “That was a really good grind.”Logan Stankoven also scored for Carolina, and Taylor Hall had two assists.Hall and linemates Stankoven and Blake have combined for 13 points in the series.“They’ve been really special,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “They’re contributing and putting goals up for us.”Drake Batherson scored for Ottawa, and Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots.Only four teams in NHL history have overcome a 3-0 series deficit.“Pretty frustrating, but we’ve got to find a way,” Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk said. “We’ve never quit all season … got to step up to the occasion.”Ottawa defenseman Jake Sanderson left in the second period after taking an illegal check to the head from Hall.Stankoven opened the scoring a …
