The first round has been one-sided between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders. The Hurricanes took the first game 3-1 and then overcame a 3-0 deficit to win 5-3 to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. A rematch of last season's series is looking more or less the same, only the Islanders look further away from contention. With the Islanders' backs to the wall, they will turn to Ilya Sorokin for Game 3.
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | |
82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | |
82 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | |
82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 91 | |
82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 88 | |
82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 87 | |
82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 81 | |
82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 66 |