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One can only imagine what the past few days have been like for Frederik Andersen.<\/p>\n

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There has been both triumph and tragedy for the Carolina Hurricanes goalie. It has undoubtedly been a test both of his hockey skills, and his personal fortitude.<\/p>\n

Andersen watched his longtime agent and friend, Claude Lemieux, carry out the torch Monday before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens in the Bell Centre. Lemieux once played and starred for the Habs, and had the arena rocking before the Canes took a 3-2 overtime victory.<\/p>\n

Andersen then notched a shutout in Game 4 on Wednesday at the Bell Centre, a 4-0 win that gave the Canes a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. It was Andersen\u2019s 11th win in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and his third shutout in what has been a remarkable run for the 36-year-old veteran from Denmark.<\/p>\n

And then, Lemieux died.<\/p>\n

The reports Thursday were that the four-time Stanley Cup winner had taken his own life. Andersen was told, and the question arose: How would he handle the shock of such a thing?<\/p>\n

Andersen had been locked in since the playoffs began, shutting out the Ottawa Senators in the first game of the first round. What now?<\/p>\n

How he handled it was by playing Friday in Game 5 at Lenovo Center. When the game began, the big Dane was in net, making 23 saves and helping the Canes take a 6-1 win over the Canadiens that clinched the series and thrust Carolina into the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.<\/p>\n

Before the game, chants of \u201cFred-die! Fred-die!\u201d broke out. More came during the game and again when he was named the game\u2019s first star.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was amazing,\u201d Canes coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cWe knew, obviously, that this was going to be tough for him with the nature of what happened. To be honest, we weren\u2019t sure if he was going to be able to play. You just don\u2019t know how that was going to shake out.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut obviously he shook it off and battled through it. And you saw the emotion after the game. It\u2019s a tough time for him, but he made us all proud, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andersen was interviewed by TNT\u2019s Jackie Redmond on the ice after the game as the Prince of Wales Trophy \u2014 given to the Eastern Conference champion \u2014 was carried out and put on display.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s surreal,\u201d Andersen said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a difficult couple of days but the way we showed up today \u2026 has been incredible. I can\u2019t say enough good things about this team and the way they supported me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Told by Redmond that Jordan Staal had said the team wanted to win the game for him, Andersen was emotional.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a family. I can\u2019t really say much more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked what he believed Lemieux\u2019s advice would be at this point, with the Stanley Cup Final ahead, four wins away.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust go get it,\u201d Andersen said.<\/p>\n

Andersen received hugs all around from teammates, coaches, staff and owner Tom Dundon after the game. As much as anyone, it was Andersen playing at his best that helped carry the Hurricanes through three rounds as he was a notch better than the opposing goalies: Ottawa\u2019s Linus Ullmark, Philadelphia\u2019s Dan Vladar and then Jakub Dobes of Montreal.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreddie was unbelievable,\u201d Canes captain Jordan Staal said. \u201cWe were playing for him as best we could. It\u2019s been a tough couple of days for him, and we all felt the hurt.<\/p>\n

And it was more than about the goaltending numbers, as good as they have been in the run.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s his calming presence back there and how well he plays the puck,\u201d Canes center Logan Stankoven said. \u201cIt\u2019s nice when you have a guy like that to just settle things down. He just seems to make that big save when we need him to. He\u2019s been great up to this point, and I\u2019m just really happy for a guy like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canes forward Jordan Martinook sits close to Andersen in the Canes\u2019 locker room and once had Brendan Lemieux, Claude\u2019s son, as a Canes teammate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t say enough about the goalie he is, and I\u2019ve been with him four years, and he\u2019s a great friend,\u201d Martinook said of Andersen. \u201cFor him to have that news yesterday and obviously know this was an important game and then for him to play the way he did \u2026 I don\u2019t ever want anybody to go through that.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s hard for a lot of people. I keep thinking about their family and it\u2019s horrible. But for Freddie to play the way he did, I love that guy, and I\u2019m proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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