The Carolina Hurricanes have reason to feel confident going into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Washington Capitals at Lenovo Center on Monday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN,

But yeah, to answer the question, it was ugly. Objectively ugly. There is sport for the aesthetically minded; there is sport for the casual observer; and then there was whatever Capitals-Hurricanes, Game 3, delivered to those of us who watched it play out on Saturday night.

Bouncing back from a Game 2 loss in Washington, Carolina veteran goaltender Frederik Andersen made 21 saves as the host Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-0 on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference second-round series.