The Hurricanes have a history of pulling off improbable comebacks in the playoffs. Monday night’s five unanswered goals to come back from a 3-0 deficit ranks among the most memorable ..read more

Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook each beat goalie Semyon Varlamov for third-period scores within a nine-second span, helping the Carolina Hurricanes rally past the New York Islanders in Game 2 of their playoff series. The Hurricanes, who outshot the Islanders 39-12, trailed 3-0 in the second period of the 5-3 victory Monday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. They then scored five unanswered to steal back momentum in the best-of-seven game series ..read more

The right winger, playing on Jordan Staal’s line, scored a momentum-swinging goal that helped spur Carolina’s 5-3 playoff win over the Islanders in Game 2 ..read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jean-Gabriel Pageau missed just one game with a lower-body injury, so affixing a “finally” to his return in Monday's Game 2 against Carolina would be incorrect as a matter of the English language. But it did feel that way as Pageau took the ice for warm-ups on Monday at PNC Arena and skated in the middle of the third line with Anders Lee and Pierre Engvall. The magnitude of the postseason does have a way of warping time. Teuvo Teravainen #86 of the Carolina Hurricanes faces off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau #44 of the New York Islanders during the second period in Game Two of th ..read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The first 25 minutes might have been the best 25 minutes the Islanders played on Monday night. But that doesn't mean a whole lot when the Islanders recorded just three shots on net in the last 35 minutes. Even before that, they were beyond fortunate to hold a three-goal lead in the first place before letting it go to waste in a crushing 5-3 Game 2 defeat to the Hurricanes . And they knew it. “I don't think anything really changed to be honest,” captain Anders Lee said. “We weren't as clean getting out of our zone tonight. Their forecheck was good for most of the evening and we ..read more

Veteran center Evgeny Kuznetsov, obtained by the Canes at the NHL trade deadline, was named the game’s first star but said the win was not exactly a ‘shiny good game ..read more

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer. The Carolina Hurricanes shocked the New York Islanders Monday night, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals just nine seconds apart in the third period, giving them a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference Round 1 series. "This one's long from over, but right now, this one hurts the gut," Islanders captain Anders Lee said after the 5-3 loss in Raleigh, North Carolina. With his team's net empty, Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho deflected an Andrei Svechnikov pass to tie the game with 2:15 left in the third period, erasing a 3-0 lead the Islanders ..read more

Kyle Palmieri wasn't the only member of his family that was ready for Game 2 on Monday. The Islanders forward's young son Luca was raring to go long before the puck ever dropped in Raleigh as video shared by Palmieri's wife, Ashlee, showed the youngest Palmieri cheering in his crib at five in the morning. The adorable video had been posted to Ashlee's Instagram story and was shared on the Islanders' MSG telecast of Game 2. This is amazing – Luca Palmieri is already in Playoff Mode ??️ #IslesNation @nyislanders | #Isles | @Shannon_Hogan pic.twitter.com/YEK6IDn9aX — x – Isles on MSGSN (@IslesMS ..read more

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour didn't sound optimistic about the status of Brett Pesce after the defenseman exited Monday's playoff win in the second period due to a lower-body injury. Pesce appeared to be curling back on the ice when he came up hobbled in a non-contact situation. Brind'Amour said Pesce would be further evaluated Tuesday, calling the injury “the big negative of tonight for sure ..read more

Sadly, they weren't enough for a win ..read more