Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour not revealing Game 4 goalie choice - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is enjoying the goalie guessing game he has created in the Stanley Cup Final.

Starter Frederik Andersen was pulled after two periods in Game 3 in favor of backup Brandon Bussi, who stopped 18 of 19 shots as the Hurricanes lost in double overtime to the Vegas Golden Knights, who took a 2-1 series lead.

Brind'Amour has made a decision on his starter for Tuesday night's Game 4 in Las Vegas. He's just not sharing it.

«I want to go keep it quiet. There's only a suspenseful thing around here that I have to hold onto,» he said after practice Monday. «It seems to have taken a life of its own, so I kind of enjoy it.»

Andersen wasn't at the Hurricanes' skate Monday, taking what his coach called a «maintenance day.» Brind'Amour waved away speculation that Andersen might be injured — specifically, from a goalie interference incident in the second period of Game 3 when Golden Knights forward Ivan Barbashev skated into his mask. Andersen will be available for Game 4.

The general vibe around the arena Monday was that Brind'Amour will stick with Andersen, who has started all 16 of their games in the playoffs. He gave up four goals in 16 shots through two periods. Bussi entered in the third period, his first appearance since April 14. He played well, including a penalty shot save against playoff leading scorer Mitch Marner in the third period. Carolina eventually lost on a goal that deflected off Bussi and into the net on a freakish bounce off the end boards following a Shea Theodore shot.

Bussi was in the starter's crease at Monday's practice. He wouldn't reveal his status for Game 4.

«You know Roddy's our coach, right? That's all I could say,» he said with a laugh.

Bussi said his