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Frederik Andersen will start for Hurricanes in Game 4

April 27, 2024 Cory Lavalette

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Hurricanes are going back to Frederik Andersen for Game 4 of their first round series with the Islanders. Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said Saturday morning before the game it wasn’t a […]

Category 5: Familiar situation for Hurricanes, Islanders in Game 3

April 25, 2024 Cory Lavalette

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The Carolina Hurricanes will look to put a stranglehold on the New York Islanders when the teams play in Game 3 of their first round series Thursday at UBS Arena on […]

Hurricanes seize chances, win 5-2 to push Islanders to brink

April 23, 2023 Cory Lavalette

ELMONT, N.Y. — Antti Raanta ripped a pair of pants making a save on Sunday. He and the Hurricanes may have also ripped the will out of the Islanders. The Carolina goalie made 27 saves […]

Late power play goal lifts Islanders to Game 3 win over Hurricanes

April 21, 2023 Cory Lavalette

ELMONT, N.Y. — Neither the Hurricanes nor the Islanders could get much of anything going on the power play in Friday’s Game 3 of their first round playoff series. But all it took was one, […]

Fast scores overtime winner, Hurricanes take 2-0 series lead over Islanders

April 20, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — It often takes something extraordinary to beat Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin, and that was certainly the case in Wednesday’s Game 2 at PNC Arena. The Hurricanes scored on a redirection, an own goal […]

Mistakes cost Hurricanes in 6-2 loss to Islanders

October 28, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Even with a new coach leading their bench, the Islanders looked like the same old team Friday night in Raleigh. New York feasted on the Hurricanes’ mistakes and then counterattacked when Carolina tried […]

Hurricanes squander late equalizer, lose 2-1 to Islanders

April 9, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Through 59 minutes of Friday night’s game between the Islanders and Hurricanes, just one goal had been scored between the two teams. Twice as many were scored in the last 60 seconds, but […]

Hurricanes’ penalty kill leads way in 4-2 win in Florida

April 23, 2021 Cory Lavalette

Sebastian Aho scored two shorthanded goals and Martin Necas had three assists to lead the Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Panthers on Thursday in Florida. Nino Niederreiter and Jordan Martinook also scored for […]

Hurricanes use 48-second flurry to top Islanders, seize 2-0 series lead

April 28, 2019 Cory Lavalette

NEW YORK — Outplayed for much of the first two periods while losing players to injuries, the Carolina Hurricanes scored two quick goals early in the third period and held on for another big road […]

How the Hurricanes match up with the Islanders

April 26, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — As they say, no rest for the weary. The Carolina Hurricanes, fresh off their double-overtime Game 7 win Wednesday in Washington, D.C., open their second-round series against the New York Islanders on Friday […]