The Carolina Hurricanes wiped out a deficit and took the lead in just nine seconds on Monday night.
The New York Islanders had the Carolina Hurricanes right where they wanted them. Patrick Roy and his team had a 3-2 lead over Carolina in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a little over two minutes remaining.
The New York Islanders didn’t come out on top in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series against the Carolina Hurricanes – but it’s far from over. Fans might have been pessimistic (and rightfully so) after their team went down 1-0 early in the first against their opponent, who are the favorites in the series.
Game 1 of the Carolina Hurricanes series against the New York Islanders went as many expected it would. The game was slow, chippy, hard-hitting, great defensively, and had a lot of big saves from both goaltenders.
A coach may not be the one who’s playing the game, but he can still have quite the impact on proceedings, as Patrick Roy has shown since taking over the New York Islanders 45 games into the season.
Hockey expert Brian Paget of the Action Network shares a prediction for Monday's NHL playoff game between the New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes.
The New York Islanders lost Game 1, and like last season, they were outplayed by the Carolina Hurricanes on both ends of the ice. The Hurricanes took an early lead and never looked back, scoring a goal early in the third period and an empty netter to pull away with a 3-1 victory.
Despite some sloppy play offensively, the Hurricanes lead its series over the Islanders, 1-0, after winning 3-1 on Saturday, thanks mainly to the efforts of goaltender Frederik Andersen, who made 34 saves.
But if the Islanders can keep this up, they’ll make a series out of this. The New York Islanders played well enough to beat the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1, but the Candy Canes got one more bounce than the Islanders did.
While Steve Staios seeks to add to his roster next season, the Ottawa Senators general manager’s most important offseason decision will be the hiring of his club’s next head coach.
The Bridgeport Islanders played the Providence Bruins on Saturday (Apr. 20) at Total Mortgage Arena, a home game to close out their 2023-24 season. Both teams started hot, scoring a goal apiece in the first five minutes of the game.
The New York Islanders fell 3-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes in the opening matchup of the playoffs. Despite being heavily favored to win, the Hurricanes did not dominate, showing the Islanders have a real chance to take the series.
After falling into an early series deficit with a Game 1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes to begin the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the New York Islanders are choosing to look at the positive side of things.
The New York Islanders are on the hunt for their first Stanley Cup since 1983. However, that hunt got off on the wrong foot on Saturday evening. Anders Lee and his team fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the tournament’s opening round.
The New York Islanders threw the sink, the fridge and all other household appliances toward the net but couldn’t find a way to put a second puck past Fredrik Andersen as they fell 3-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday at PNC Arena to begin their first-round playoff series.
Frederik Andersen may have already notched the save of the postseason.
The New York Islanders already received one piece of positive injury news, learning the Noah Dobson is ready to play heading into the postseason. Now, they’re hoping for some more.
New York Islanders announced Friday that they have signed goaltender Henrik Tikkanen and forward Alex Jefferies to two-year, entry-level contracts that begin in 2024-25.
While they wait for the start of their first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, the New York Islanders have signed a pair of prospects to entry-level contracts.
Through the final three games of the regular season, the New York Islanders took the ice without defenseman Noah Dobson, putting his status in question for the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Simon Holmstrom roofed a shot for the go-ahead goal at 14:27 of the third as the New York Islanders topped the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night.
The New York Islanders are recalling forward prospect Ruslan Iskhakov, who is expected to make his NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
Carolina Hurricanes: 2nd in Metropolitan Division, 111 points* New York Islanders: 3rd in Metropolitan Division, 92 points* * – with one game remaining To be announced.
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