NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
April 23, 2023
Game Four
Loss
CAR leads 3-1
CAR 5 at NYI 2 Pelech, Horvat Sorokin (24/29)
Adam Pelech and Bo Horvat each scored, but the Islanders could not overcome the Hurricanes’ four-goal lead, including two goals by Seth Jarvis, and the Islanders fell to the Hurricanes, 5-2, Sunday afternoon at UBS Arena. Scott Mayfield and Brock Nelson each tallied assists and Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves on 29 shots. The Islanders will travel back to Raleigh for Game Five down 3-1 in the series.

INJURIES PLAYOFF GAMES MISSED

26 Oliver Wahlstrom 4

28 Alexander Romanov 2

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 L (OT) 4-3
Game Three Friday, April 21 UBS Arena W, 5-1
Game Four Sunday, April 23 UBS Arena L, 5-2
Game Five Tuesday, Apr. 25 PNC Arena 7pm
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

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 1-7 (1-3 home/0-4 away)

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

TEAM NOTES
TODAY’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Carolina Hurricanes for Game Five of their First Round Series of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Islanders will look to force a Game Six tonight, following a 5-2 defeat at UBS Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Islanders have a 4-2 record in their last six Game Fives, and have never lost a Game Five on the road when facing elimination. A win tonight would be their first on the road at PNC Arena in the postseason.

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 had a 69-52 career record across eight postseason campaigns as an Associate and Assistant Coach prior to this postseason campaign, 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 in the regular season on April 2 at PNC Arena, a 2-1 decision in the Hurricanes’ favor. 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).

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

GAME ONE
The Hurricanes earned a 2-1 win over the Islanders in their playoff opener at PNC Arena on 4/17, 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, improving to 7-0 on home ice in his Hurricanes playoff career.

GAME TWO
Carolina posted a 4-3 overtime win against New York at PNC Arena on 4/19, winning its fifth straight playoff overtime game on Jesper Fast’s first career overtime goal. Brent Burns (2a) and Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) tallied two points, Paul Stastny scored his first Hurricanes playoff goal and Stefan Noesen scored his second power-play goal in as many games. Antti Raanta made 23 saves in net.

GAME THREE
The Hurricanes suffered a 5-1 loss against the Islanders at UBS Arena on 4/21, losing their eighth straight road playoff game dating back to Game 4 of the 2021 Second Round. Jesper Fast scored a shorthanded goal with a primary assist from Jordan Staal, while Antti Raanta stopped 32 of 36 shots faced in net.

GAME FOUR
Carolina registered a 5-2 win over New York at UBS Arena on 4/23, ending an eight-game road playoff losing streak. Sebastian Aho posted a team-high three points (1g, 2a), Seth Jarvis scored two goals and Mackenzie MacEachern recorded two points (1g, 1a) in his Hurricanes debut, the first playoff points of his NHL career. Stefan Noesen also tallied two power-play assists on goals by Jarvis and Martin Necas, as Antti Raanta stopped 27 of 29 shots to earn his first career road playoff win.

INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, undisclosed, missed three games (4/19-4/23)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 86 games (10/12-4/23)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 85 games (10/14-4/23)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 41 games (1/21-4/23)
Andrei Svechnikov, torn ACL, missed 22 games (3/12-4/23)
Teuvo Teravainen, broken hand, missed two game (4/21-4/23)
2022-23 Regular-Season Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 334
2023 Playoffs Man-Game Lost Due to Injury: 21

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 21 Recalled Ville Koivunen, Maxime Lajoie, Jamieson Rees, Zach Sawchenko and Ryan Suzuki from Chicago (AHL)
April 20 Recalled Mackenzie MacEachern from Chicago (AHL)
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 25 NY Islanders 7 p.m. ESPN, BSSO HRN
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
  Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
April 25 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
April 26 Wednesday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
April 27 Thursday No practice
April 28 Friday UBS Arena 11:30 a.m.
April 29 Saturday PNC Arena 12 p.m.

• 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.

— 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 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 posted 20 points (6g, 14a) and 356 penalty minutes in 142 games with Hartford from 1991-93. 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.

CHANCE TO CLINCH
After winning a road playoff game for the first time since Game 3 of the 2021 Second Round at TBL, Carolina will head back to PNC Arena for Game 5 with a chance to clinch a sixth series victory in five seasons (also 2019 ECFR vs. WSH, 2019 ECSR vs. NYI, 2020 ECQF vs. NYR, 2021 ECFR vs. NSH, 2022 ECFR vs. BOS). The Whalers/Hurricanes have posted a 10-14 record in the fifth game of best-of-seven series (8-5 on home ice), they are 1-2 in Game 5 after taking a 3-1 series lead, clinching their only 4-1 series victory in Game 5 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinal vs. NJD. Hartford/Carolina is also 14-13 with a chance to clinch a best-of-seven series, with a 5-4 record on home ice. After setting the franchise playoff record for wins by a head coach in Game 2, Rod Brind’Amour could become the third head coach in NHL history to lead his team to a postseason series victory in each of his first five seasons in charge, alongside Pat Burns (6: MTL, 1989-94) and Toe Blake (5: MTL, 1956-60).