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McElhinney gave up three goals on 22 shots in Thursday's 4-0 series-ending Game 4 loss to Boston. McElhinney was perfect in the first 20 minutes but then saw two pucks beat him in the second period, both coming on Bruins power plays. The visitors would add two more goals in the final frame, one coming with Carolina's net empty. The veteran goalie's contract will expire on July 1, and it remains to be seen where the 35-year-old will play in 2019-20. Rest assured, McElhinney's performance in these playoffs has given teams more than enough reason to entertain signing him this offseason.
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McElhinney will guard the cage in Thursday's Game 4 against the Bruins in Carolina, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports. McElhinney was rock solid in Tuesday's Game 3, turning aside 29 of 31 shots, but he ultimately suffered his first loss of the playoffs due to insufficient goal support from his teammates. The journeyman netminder will look to stay sharp and help his team stave off elimination by picking up his third home victory of this postseason Thursday.
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McElhinney made 29 saves in a 2-1 loss to Boston on Tuesday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand were the only Bruins to light the lamp Tuesday. After watching his team concede 11 goals in Games 1 and 2, McElhinney turned in an admirable performance but still came away on the losing end of things, and the Hurricanes now trail 3-0 in the series. We'd expect to see the veteran return to the crease for Game 4, but no official announcement has been made as of yet.
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McElhinney will tend the home goal for Tuesday's Game 3 against the Bruins, Michael Smith of the Hurricanes' official site reports. After the team gave up a total of 11 goals in their two-game swing in Boston, head coach Rod Brind'Amour elected to bench his starting goaltender Petr Mrazek in favor for McElhinney. He was stellar when filling in for the injured Mrazek, going 3-0-0 along with a 1.56 GAA and .947 save percentage in three games. The start gives the 35-year-old an opportunity to put pressure on Brind'Amour to ride the hot hand if he performs well Tuesday.
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McElhinney stopped 26 of 28 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Islanders in Game 4. With Petr Mrazek (lower body) out, McElhinney delivered a third straight victory to help the Hurricanes sweep the Islanders. McElhinney allowed four goals over two-and-a-half games after Mrazek's injury. The Hurricanes will have some time to wait for the winner of the Bruins/Blue Jackets series, and if Mrazek is healthy, he will likely retake the starting job.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | W | L | GA | SA | SV | SV% | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/06 | @  |
W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 0.903 | 7.6 |
| 4/04 | vs  |
W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 4/02 | @  |
W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 3/31 | @  |
L 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 0.893 | 2 |
| 3/30 | vs |
W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 3/28 | vs  |
L 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 0.850 | 0.4 |
| 3/26 | @ |
L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
Career Stats
| Year | GP | W | L | OTL | Min | GA | SO | GAA | PIM | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1978 | 85 | 2 | 2.58 | 0 | 197.6 |
| 2017 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 979 | 35 | 3 | 2.15 | 0 | 130.6 |
| 2016 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1135 | 51 | 1 | 2.70 | 0 | 105 |
| 2015 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 835 | 46 | 0 | 3.31 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2014 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1710 | 82 | 0 | 2.88 | 0 | 151.4 |
| 2013 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1423 | 64 | 2 | 2.70 | 0 | 122.8 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2010 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1395 | 74 | 2 | 3.18 | 0 | 109.4 |
| 2009 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1024 | 51 | 0 | 2.99 | 0 | 83.4 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 518 | 31 | 0 | 3.59 | 2 | 24.3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 3 Year Avg | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 983 | 44 | 1 | 2.69 | 0 | 92.2 |
| Career | 219 | 82 | 82 | 10 | 11218 | 526 | 10 | 2.81 | 2 |