Defensemen Brent Burns and Dmitry Orlov got Carolina off to a fast start and the Hurricanes held on to beat the Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series
Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Ilya Sorokin stopped Sidney Crosby on a late penalty shot and the playoff-bound New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night. Samuel Bolduc and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist, and Casey Cizikas and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Islanders, who ended the regular season having won eight of their last nine (8-0-1).
The New York Islanders are back in the playoffs for the fifth time in six years because they responded to the midseason coaching change that saw Patrick Roy replace Lane Lambert. Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the Islanders clinched one of the two remaining playoff berths in the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. “We were unhappy with our spot and how we were performing to what we knew we were capable of," Nelson said of the change.
No | Player | P |
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25 | D | |
13 | C | |
4 | D | |
41 | D | |
7 | D | |
53 | C | |
15 | RW | |
8 | D | |
18 | LW | |
20 | RW | |
16 | RW | |
10 | RW | |
14 | C | |
37 | LW | |
46 | C | |
27 | LW | |
32 | C | |
17 | LW | |
24 | D | |
29 | C | |
44 | C | |
21 | RW | |
3 | D | |
51 | C | |
6 | D | |
2 | D | |
28 | D | |
2 | D | |
1 | G | |
30 | G | |
40 | G | |
26 | RW |