NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
April 17, 2023
Game One
Loss CAR 2 vs. NYI 1 Pulock Sorokin (35/37)
Ryan Pulock found the back of the net in the second period after the Carolina Hurricanes opened up a two-goal lead, but the New York Islanders fell to the Hurricanes, 2-1, in Game One of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Ilya Sorokin turned aside 35 of 37 shots faced as the Islanders fell to 0-1 in their best-of-seven series against Carolina.

INJURIES PLAYOFF GAMES MISSED

26 Oliver Wahlstrom 1

28 Alexander Romanov 1

2022-23 Man Games Lost: 209

ROUND ONE SCHEDULE
Game One Monday, April 17 PNC Arena L, 2-1
Game Two Wednesday, April 19 PNC Arena 7pm
Game Three Friday, April 21 UBS Arena 7pm
Game Four Sunday, April 23 UBS Arena 1pm
Game Five (if necessary) Tuesday, Apr. 25 PNC Arena TBD
Game Six (if necessary) Friday, Apr. 28 UBS Arena TBD
Game Seven (if necessary) Sunday, Apr. 30 PNC Arena TBD

VS. CAROLINA:
Last five regular season meetings
(3-0-2)
Apr. 2, 2023 PNC Arena L, 2-1
Jan. 21, 2023 UBS Arena L, 5-2
Dec. 10, 2022 UBS Arena L, 3-0
Oct. 28, 2022 PNC Arena W, 6-2
Apr. 8, 2022 PNC Arena W, 2-1

Last playoff meeting – 2019
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL
(Carolina wins series 4-0)
APR 26 NYI 0 vs. CAR 1 L OT
APR 28 NYI 1 vs. CAR 2 L
MAY 1 NYI 2 at CAR 5 L
MAY 3 NYI 2 at CAR 5 L

2022-23 Reg. Season 1-3-0
Franchise History 65-74-9-7
NYI Home 30-38-4-4
NYI Away 35-36-5-3
Playoffs 0-5-0 (0-2-0 home/0-3-0 away)

ISLANDERS IN THE PLAYOFFS
Record 172-142
Home 96-53
Road 76-89
Last Playoff Appearance (2021) 11-8

Shutouts For 12; Last: Greiss, 5/9/20 at PHI
Shutouts Against 27; Last: Vasilevskiy, 6/5/21 at TBL
Hat Tricks 12; Last: Ray Ferraro, 4/26/93 (4)
Overtime Wins 40; Last: 6/23/21 SF (Beauvillier)
Overtime Losses 22; Last: 6/3/21 2nd Rnd (Marchand)

SERIES NOTES This year is the first season that the Islanders have qualified for the playoffs with Lane Lambert as Head Coach, and their fourth appearance in the playoffs in their last five seasons. While this is Lambert’s first postseason as a Head Coach, he has a 69-52 career record across eight postseason campaigns as an Associate and Assistant Coach, including a Stanley Cup championship in 2018 with the Washington Capitals.

The Islanders and Hurricanes have met in the playoffs once before, in the Second Round in 2019. These teams also met four times in their 2022-23 regular season series (1-3-0), most recently on April 2 at PNC Arena, a 2-1 decision in the Hurricanes’ favor. The Islanders captured a 6-2 victory at PNC Arena on October 28, as Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each recorded multi-point games. The Islanders finished the 2022-23 regular season with a 16-8-2 record against Metropolitan Division, one of three teams (Carolina, New Jersey) to collect at least 16 intra-division wins in the Metro. The Islanders and Hurricanes have combined for three Conference Final appearances in the past four years (2019, 2020 and 2021).

11 Islanders skaters enter the series with prior playoff experience vs. the Carolina Hurricanes. They are led by Zach Parise, who has recorded eight points (three goals, five assists in 13 games against the Hurricanes, but has not recorded a point against them as a member of the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has two goals in five career playoff games against the Hurricanes. Josh Bailey leads active Islanders in playoff points and assists with the club, with 50 (16 goals, 34 assists) in 71 career playoff games. Brock Nelson leads active Islanders in playoff goals, as he has scored 23 in 68 playoff games in his career.

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

GAME ONE
The Hurricanes earned a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in their playoff opener at PNC Arena on Monday, improving to 8-1 in their nine home playoff games over the last two seasons. Sebastian Aho scored Carolina’s first goal of the playoffs on the power play, and
Stefan Noesen added a second power-play goal in his Hurricanes playoff debut as Brent Burns (2a) and Martin Necas (2a) registered the assists on both goals. Antti Raanta stopped 25 of 26 shots faced in net and has now posted a 7-0 record on home ice in his Hurricanes
playoff career.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 83 games (10/12-4/17)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 82 games (10/14-4/17)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 38 games (1/21-4/17)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed 19 games (3/12-4/17)
2022-23 Regular-Season Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 334
2023 Playoffs Man-Game Lost Due to Injury: 4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 17 Recalled Pyotr Kochetkov from Chicago (AHL)
April 14 Signed Domenick Fensore to a two-year, entry-level contract
April 11 Signed Yaniv Perets to a two-year, entry-level contract

PLAYOFF STREAKS
None

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
April 19 NY Islanders 7 p.m. ESPN2, BSSO HRN
April 21 at NY Islanders 7 p.m. TBS, BSSO HRN
April 23 at NY Islanders 1 p.m. TNT, BSSO HRN
April 25 NY Islanders (if nec.) TBD TBD TBD
April 28 at NY Islanders (if nec.) TBD TBD TBD
April 30 NY Islanders (if nec.) TBD TBD TBD

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
April 19 Wednesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
April 20 Thursday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
April 21 Friday UBS Arena 11:30 a.m.
April 22 Saturday Northwell Health Ice Center 1 p.m.
April 23 Sunday No morning skate

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

HURRICANES vs. ISLANDERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New York in the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Hurricanes earned a 4-0 series sweep of the Islanders in the 2019 Eastern Conference Second Round.

— The Hurricanes and Islanders have met 155 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds an 81-54-9-11 overall record, including a 39-29-5-6 home record and a 58-26-0-11 record since relocation.

— The Hurricanes won the regular-season series 3-1-0 in 2022-23 (Islanders: 1-3-0), and they are 9-2-0 in the teams’ last 11 regular-season 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.

— The Hurricanes posted a 5-2 win over the Islanders at UBS Arena on 1/21. Sebastian Aho scored his second hat trick of the season (3g), and Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) and Teuvo Teravainen (2a) each recorded two points as Frederik Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots faced in net.

— Carolina recorded a 2-1 win over New York at PNC Arena on 4/2. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Martinook scored for the Hurricanes, while Frederik Andersen stopped 21 of 22 shots faced in net.

— Brent Burns has recorded 19 points (7g, 12a) in 26 career regular-season games against New York.

— Teuvo Teravainen has tallied 20 points (7g, 13a) in 25 career regular-season games against New York. He has also earned five points (3g, 2a) in four career playoff games against the Islanders in 2019.

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

— A native of Tarrytown, N.Y., Brett Pesce has recorded eight points (2g, 6a) in 25 career regular-season games against the Islanders and added three assists in four playoff matchups in 2019.

— Jaccob Slavin’s has scored six career regular-season goals against New York, including his only career hat trick in an 8-4 win at Barclays Center on 3/3/17. He has tallied 13 points (6g, 7a) in 25 career regular-season games against the Islanders, marking his most points against any opponent, and he also posted two assists in four playoff games against New York in 2019.

— 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.

THE HOUSE IS ROCKIN’
With a win over the Islanders in Game 1, the Hurricanes improved to 40-25 as the home team in the playoffs since 1998, and their .615 win percentage ranks third among all NHL teams over that span (CHI: .686 in 70 GP, DET: .629 in 105 GP). Carolina went 7-1 on home ice during the playoffs last season, and the team has now posted a 16-6 record in 22 postseason games at PNC Arena since 2019. The Hurricanes have won nine of their last 11 best-of-seven series starting on home ice (2002-2022), and they earned a 28-10-3 record (59 points) at home in 2022-23, with the third-most home wins and fourth-highest home points percentage (.720) in any season in franchise history.

SERIAL KILLERS
The Hurricanes went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill in Game 1, with their last successful kill coming in the final five minutes of regulation to ice their 2-1 win. They went 216-for-256 on the penalty kill during the regular season, and their 84.4% penalty kill percentage ranked second in the NHL behind only the Bruins (87.3%). Carolina held its opponents scoreless on the man-advantage in 49 of its 82 games, including 31 of its final 42 contests (1/10-4/13: 21-8-2).