<p>Claude Lemieux became a successful agent after his 21-season NHL career, and one of the first players he signed up was Frederik Andersen.</p><p><strong>"It's been a difficult couple of days. However, the way we showed up for each other today is incredible. I can't talk about enough good things about this team and the way they supported me," </strong>Andersen said in a postgame interview on TNT, following Carolina's 6-1 victory in Game 5 over Montreal to the series 4-1.</p><p>Andersen made 23 saves, including some key second-period stops, as the Danish keeper did not allow Montreal a way back into the game on the back of the Hurricanes securing a 4-0 advantage in the first 27:19 of the game.</p><p><strong>"He's like family,"</strong> Andersen said after Game 3, where the former Stanley Cup star Lemieux allegedly had reached out to let him know he had been asked to carry the torch.</p><p>Captain Jordan Staal said the Hurricanes had supported their goaltender through his grief.</p><p><strong>"Freddie was unbelievable. We were playing for him as best we could. It's a tough couple of days here for him, and we're just a family here, and we all felt that hurt," Staal said. "We tried to share as best we could and play well in front of him as best we could. But I thought he played unbelievably."</strong></p><p>The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup final. </p>