After the Carolina Hurricanes handed Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers a whooping 4-0 defeat on the road, goaltender Frederik Andersen dropped a cold-blooded statement.

Nearly two months after knee surgery, Frederik Andersen will return to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes activated Andersen off injured reserve on Friday per NHL insider Frank Seravalli.

The Carolina Hurricanes are gaining strength. Goaltender Frederik Andersen is back after having surgery in November.

Frederik Andersen is back, almost. The Carolina Hurricanes are about to awake from what could have been a months-long goaltending nightmare that instead ended up being more of a disconcerting dream, the kind that leaves you slightly restless when you awake.

After a late Rangers breakaway bid was broken up in front of the Canes net, Mikko Rantanen carried the puck the other way and played a give-and-go with Jackson Blake as they entered the offensive zone, then set up Svechnikov alone in front for a tap-in dagger with 31 seconds left in the frame.

Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen won his 300th National Hockey League game on Thursday night against the Blue Jackets.

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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) on his bench against the Calgary Flames during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Sergei Belski Sergei Belski-Imagn Images Frederik ...

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and added an assist, Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-0 on Tuesday night.

The New York Rangers missed a chance to get closer but didn't lose ground in the playoff race the past few days.