CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild at PNC Arena on Thursday. Jalen Chatfield (1g, 1a), Martin Necas (1g, 1a), Brady Skjei (1g, 1a) and Andrei Svechnikov (2a) each posted two points, as Chatfield posted his first career multi-point game and Necas matched his single-season high in scoring. Brent Burns and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Carolina, with Teravainen scoring the team’s league-leading fifth shorthanded goal in January. Frederik Andersen made 29 saves in his third start in four games, improving to 3-0-0 since returning from injury.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 43 games (10/12-1/19)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 44 games (10/14-1/19)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 179

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Placed Max Pacioretty on injured reserve
Jan. 16 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
Jan. 11 Activated Frederik Andersen from injured reserve

STREAKS
Andrei Svechnikov has recorded an assist in back-to-back games (1/15-1/19: 3a)
Teuvo Teravainen has earned a point in back-to-back games (1/15-1/19: 1g, 1a)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 21 at NY Islanders 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 25 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 27 San Jose 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 29 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 31 Los Angeles 7 p.m. BSSO HRN

• All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 21 Saturday No morning skate
Jan. 22 Sunday No practice
Jan. 23 Monday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Jan. 24 Tuesday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Jan. 25 Wednesday American Airlines Center 11:30 a.m.

• All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.

HURRICANES vs. ISLANDERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New York in the third of four meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Islanders will travel to PNC Arena on 4/2.

— The Hurricanes and Islanders are meeting for the 154th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 79-54-9-11 overall record, including a 41-25-4-5 road record and a 56-26-0-11 record since relocation.

— The season series is tied 1-1-0 in 2022-23, but the Hurricanes are 7-2-0 in the teams’ last nine matchups dating back to 1/8/19.

— The Hurricanes suffered a 6-2 loss against the Islanders at PNC Arena on 10/28. Martin Necas and Brent Burns each scored for Carolina, while Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in net.

— Carolina earned a 3-0 win over New York at UBS Arena on 12/10. Paul Stastny, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes, with Stastny’s goal marking his first tally with his new team, and Pyotr Kochetkov posted a 16-save shutout.

— Brent Burns has recorded 18 points (7g, 11a) in 24 career regular-season games against New York.

— Andrei Svechnikov has posted 10 points (4g, 6a) in 12 career regular-season games against the Islanders.

— Teuvo Teravainen has tallied 18 points (7g, 11a) in 24 career regular-season games against New York.

— Calvin de Haan was selected 12th overall by the Islanders in the 2009 NHL Draft and earned 81 points (12g, 69a) in 304 games with New York from 2011-17.

— Brett Pesce is a native of Tarrytown, N.Y., and ranks seventh all-time in points among NHL defensemen born in New York. He has recorded eight points (2g, 6a) in 23 career regular-season games against the Islanders.

— Six of Jaccob Slavin’s 39 career goals have come against New York, including his only career hat trick in an 8-4 win at Barclays Center (3/13/17). He has tallied 12 points (6g, 6a) in 24 career games against the Islanders, which ranks tied for his most points against any opponent (CHI: 3g, 9a in 21 GP; CBJ: 1g, 11a in 33 GP).

— Islanders Assistant Coach Doug Houda played 142 games with Hartford from 1991-93, posting 20 points (6g, 14a) and 356 penalty minutes. Acquired from DET in exchange for Doug Crossman on 2/20/91, Houda was traded to LAK in exchange for Marc Potvin on 11/3/93.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Thursday, Jan. 19 OT Loss BUF 3 vs. NYI 2 Nelson, Martin Sorokin (42/45)
Brock Nelson scored his 16th goal of the season and Matt Martin found the back of the net in the second frame, but the New York Islanders fell to the Buffalo Sabres in overtime, 3-2, on Thursday night, after Buffalo’s Victor Olofsson scored the game-tying goal in the third period. Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas tallied assists, while netminder Ilya Sorokin turned away 42 of 45 shots faced, helping the Islanders collect a point in overtime.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 19 William Dufour has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Hudson Fasching is day to day with a lower body injury.
Jan. 18 Dennis Cholowski and William Dufour have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Jan. 11 Aatu Raty and Robin Salo have been loaned to Bridgeport (AHL).
Jan. 10 Simon Holmstrom has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Jan. 6 Mat Barzal is day-to-day with a lower body injury.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 –

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3

18 Anthony Beauvillier Dec. 10 – Dec. 13

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 –

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 –

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

Man Games Lost: 92

RECENT RESULTS
Thursday, Jan. 19 at Buffalo L/OT (3-2)
Wednesday, Jan. 18 vs. Boston L (4-1)
Monday, Jan. 16 vs. Washington L/OT (4-3)
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Montreal W (2-1)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Oct. 28, 2022 PNC Arena W, 6-3
Dec. 10, 2022 UBS Arena L, 3-0
Jan. 21, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
Apr. 2, 2023 PNC Arena 6:00pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 23 at Toronto Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:00pm
Jan. 25 at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON) 7:00pm
Jan. 27 vs. Detroit UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:00pm
Jan. 28 vs. Vegas UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 6 at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) 7:00pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. CAROLINA:
Dec. 10, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-0)
Oct. 28, 2022 PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) Win (6-2)
Apr. 24, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (5-2)
April 9, 2022 PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) Win (2-1)
Oct. 14, 2021 PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) Loss (6-3)

vs. THE HURRICANES:
2022-23 1-1-0
Last five games: 2-3-0
Franchise History 65-72-9-7
NYI Home 30-37-4-4
NYI Away 35-35-5-3

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Carolina Hurricanes in the third of four matchups between the two clubs this season. It is the second and final time the Hurricanes will visit UBS Arena in the 2022-23 regular season. These two teams have split their season series so far. The last time they met was December 10 at UBS Arena, when Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves on 29 shots, but the Islanders fell to the Hurricanes in a 3-0 decision. Earlier in the season, the Islanders visited the Hurricanes at PNC Arena in Raleigh, where Mathew Barzal, Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson each recorded multi-point games in a 6-2 victory.

AGAINST THE METROPOLITAN
The Islanders have collected points in each of their last three Metropolitan Division matchups and are 3-1-1 in their last five division contests. On home ice, the Islanders are 5-2-1 against the Metropolitan this season. They can earn thier tenth win against a division foe tonight (9-4-1). Only the Hurricanes (12) have more intra-division wins than the Islanders this season. Tonight’s matchup is the fourth of eight consecutive Eastern Conference opponents the Islanders will face before January 28, and is the sixth of eight home games they will play in January, their busiest month at UBS Arena this season. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a 13-9-3 record against Eastern Conference teams.