Getty Images The Carolina Hurricanes looked to close out the New York Islanders in Elmont on Saturday afternoon. The Carolina Hurricanes had an opportunity to close out the New York Islanders in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal in Elmont on Saturday afternoon, and they fell short in double overtime. Compared with their effort in Game 3, the Islanders came out of the gate with a more sound defensive effort, and Semyon Varlamov provided stability that Ilya Sorokin did not early on Thursday. The Canes struck first anyway eight minutes into the game on a power play goal by Seth Jarvis ..read more

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Will the Islanders join the Canes on the trip back to Raleigh after today? To say this team feels different is an understatement. This current run the Hurricanes are on is now in its sixth season. Carolina has had impressive runs each season, getting out of the first round in each year but 2020—remember that weird playoff bubble season the sweep of the Rangers was a “qualifying round.” Despite five first round series wins, though, they’ve never had a 3-0 lead in any of them. They went down 0-2 to the Caps in ‘19, the Predators came back to tie it at 2-2 in ..read more

Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images The Great Dane was the key to victory Thursday night. Through the first three games of the series, the Carolina Hurricanes have not put together 60 minutes of their game. But the Canes have found ways to win. And a big part of this has been the play of goaltender Frederik Andersen. And on Thursday night, Andersen was the difference in the game. New York came out with the desperation expected from a team in a must-win situation. Before the end of the first period, Andersen had faced more shots than the entirety of Game 2. The Islanders held the stati ..read more

Getty Images The Hurricanes made a statement in Elmont to take a 3-0 first round series lead over the Islanders. It was a different venue, but the same result for the Carolina Hurricanes against the New York Islanders on Thursday night in Elmont. When a series shifts locations for Game 3, there’s always an expectation of a new level of intensity coming for the home team, especially when they’re desperate and down in the series. The Islanders didn’t muster a storm for the Hurricanes to weather, as the two teams traded low danger threats for a few minutes. The Carolina line of Jesperi Kotkaniemi ..read more

Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images Canes look to extend lead in Round One series. (First of all, apologies for the lateness of this preview. One of the crew had signed up for this and apparently something came up. I just got in so I will put up a brief article and we will start this off as the game discussion thread as well. I will start an additional one if needed.) Reports on “X” say that Sorokin will be in net for the Islanders. Jesper Fast and Brett Pesce are both out for Carolina. There has been no confirmation who will start in net. We can assume that Tony DeAngelo will fill in ..read more

The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate a goal by Jordan Martinook against the New York Islanders on 4/22/24 at the PNC Arena. (photo by Danielle Meyer - Canes Country) The Hurricanes erase a 3-0 deficit and jump on Islanders. The Carolina Hurricanes overcame a 3 goal deficit and defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3 to take a 2-0 lead in their playoff series. The Canes dominated possession time and total shots taken but could not light the lamp until midway through the second period. After that, it was almost all Carolina. The Hurricanes took 110 total shots compared to 28 for New York. They managed ..read more

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Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images Now the adjustment game begins The Canes were outshot for all three periods, out-hustled for the majority of two of them, and they showed every sign of a team that hadn’t had to play really meaningful hockey for a while. The starting goalie was a little shaky at the start, and a quick 1-0 lead quickly evaporated. The Islanders dictated the style of play. With all that, the Canes still won and have a 1-0 series lead. The answer as to why is one thing that fans expected to make a difference—the penalty kill—and one that some thought was a tossup, the ..read more

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Discussion about performances by certain players. The crew here at Canes Country decided to offer up a special feature for posting during the playoffs. We will select our own choices for the most valuable player of the game, (winning games only). Be prepared, the choices might not end up to be one of the game’s previously selected first, second, or third stars. My first choice is Stephan Noesen. (photo by James Jackson, Canes Country) Noesen earns his living by being camped in front of the opposing net. It’s not an easy job. He screens the goalie, attempti ..read more

Stefan Noesen celebrates his third period goal in game one as the Hurricanes defeat the Islanders, 3-1 at the PNC Arena on April 20, 2024. (photo by James Jackson, Canes Country) The Canes have a strong third period to pick up the game one win over the Islanders. After a somewhat slow first two periods, the Carolina Hurricanes were able to generate more chances in the third and ended up defeating the New York Islanders, 3-1 in game one of their best of seven playoff series. Frederik Andersen had some help as his defense cleaned up a couple of rebounds and loose pucks , but he played very well ..read more