Canes @ Islanders

Matt Cullen's power-play goal at 5:34 of the second has tied the score 1-1 for the Canes. Cullen scored on a shot from the goal line extended that appeared to hit defenseman Brendan Witt in front of goalie Dwayne Roloson. It came after Sergei Samsonov and Rod Brind'Amour had good scoring chances in a power play that had Eric Staal and Joe Corvo on the points. The Islanders led 1-0 after the first period on a Matt Moulson goal and outshot Carolina 13-8. Moulson scored from his knees in the slot at 8:11 for his fifth goal of the season on an Andy Sutton assist. The Canes' Ray Whitney, playing his 1,000th game, nearly tied the score with 4:20 left in the first but hit the post with a hard shot. The Canes' Scott Walker did win a slugfest with bruising Brendan Witt with 7:30 left in the period. Tuomo Ruutu had a rough first period for the Canes. Ruutu was leveled by Nate Thompson early in the game and then by Sutton in the final minutes of the period, but po...