The Carolina Hurricanes are up 2-0 in their first-round series against the Ottawa Senators.

As the series shifts back to Canada, here are the things which have been going right for Carolina so far this postseason.

Frederik Andersen

The Carolina Hurricanes netminder leads all goaltenders this postseason in save percentage, with a 0.967 in two games played.

The veteran netminder has turned aside 59 of the 61 shots he's faced (the fifth most amongst all playoff goaltenders) and he's also second in goals saved above expected.

While many people doubted Andersen's potential heading into the playoffs due to weaker regular season numbers, historically, this is what he does.

Since coming to Carolina, Andersen has a 0.935 save percentage in the first round of the playoffs. For his career, he has a 0.921 save percentage in first-round series.

The Danish goalie has been lights out for the Hurricanes and he'll have to continue to stand tall as the Senators will certainly be fired up at home.

Second Line

The Carolina Hurricanes' second line trio of Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake and Taylor Hall have continued their season-long dominant play into the postseason, where they've been one of the best lines in the series.

Each of the three currently each have three points in two games (Stankoven leading the way in goals with two) and they've dominated possession with a 39-21 edge in chances, 23-11 edge in scoring chances, 12-4 edge in high-danger chances and a expected goals for percentage of 76.43%.

This has also come with Ottawa almost exclusively matching up their best shutdown line against them.

There have been some tough mistakes from the three, as turnovers have started to creep in a bit , and Stankoven, like most of the team, has struggled in the faceoff dot, winning just 37% of his draws, although he hasn't been the worst centerman in that regard (somehow).

But when they have the puck in the zone, they're giving Ottawa hell.

Especially with the top line still searching for their first points, the second line coming through like they have has been huge.

Special Teams

The Hurricanes have looked much more like themselves on the PK in this series.

Despite the Senators entering the series with a top-8 power play, the Canes have been terrific at shutting them down, allowing just five shots on seven separate kills.

The team has been digging in big time on the kill, whether it's blocking shots, getting in lanes or forcing turnovers and while it might not officially be the case, the Hurricanes are pretty much outscoring Ottawa 1-0 while shorthanded as Sebastian Aho scored on a shorthanded rush just one second after a penalty expired.

On the flip side, the Canes have to be feeling fairly confident in their power play.