7 Things That Will Decide the Hurricanes-Islanders Series - The Hockey Writers New York Islanders Latest News, Analysis & More

The first round matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders is set and will begin this weekend. It's a rematch from the first round last season but these teams are a lot different, especially the Islanders who went through a lot of turnover particularly behind the bench. The Islanders fired Lane Lambert and hired Patrick Roy as their head coach midseason and the move changed how the team looked and helped them make the playoffs by the season's end.