Frederik Andersen left the game after the Devils’ Timo Meier ran into him in the second period, but the Hurricanes survived and took a 3-1 series lead behind Andrei Svechnikov’s hat trick.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen has exited Game 4 against the New Jersey Devils in the second period after absorbing a big blow in his crease.

Meier was initially hit with a five-minute major, but the penalty was waived off upon video review. Andersen was slow getting up in the first period after making contact with Devils center Justin Dowling.