After going down 2-0 in the first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Islanders' head coach Patrick Roy decided it was time to use his team's de facto number-one goaltender, the one he had called his “Ferrari” hours before, Ilya Sorokin. It seemed like a sound plan, but after the Formula 1 severely backfired, Roy had to get the “Cadillac,” backup goaltender Semyon Varlamov, back in the crease. Now, in the aftermath of a 3-2 defeat in which Sorokin allowed all three goals, what are the implications?
Sebastian Aho scored the game-winning goal in the second period for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, who beat the New York Islanders 3-2 Thursday night in Elmont, N.Y., to take a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Brent Burns and Dmitry Orlov scored in the first for the Hurricanes, who are attempting to advance beyond the first round for the fourth straight season. Goalie Frederik Andersen made 29 saves.
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).
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
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 |