NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
April 12, 2023 Win NYI 4 vs. MTL 2 Nelson (2), Fasching, Lee Sorokin (17/19)
Brock Nelson scored twice, Hudson Fasching found the back of the net for the third straight game, and Noah Dobson tallied two assists as the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, Wednesday night at UBS Arena, clinching a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Anders Lee scored his 28th goal of the season and Ilya Sorokin registered his 31st win as the Islanders finished the 2022-23 season with a 25-13-3 record on home ice.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

28 Alexander Romanov Apr. 2 –

2022-23 Man Games Lost: 209

ROUND ONE SCHEDULE
Game One Monday, April 17 PNC Arena 7pm
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 1-3-0
Franchise History 65-74-9-7
NYI Home 30-38-4-4
NYI Away 35-36-5-3
Playoffs 0-4-0

ISLANDERS IN THE PLAYOFFS
Record 172-141
Home 96-53
Road 76-88

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)

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders begin the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs as they visit the Carolina Hurricanes for Game One of the First Round. It is the first season that the Islanders have qualifed for the postseason with Lane Lambert as Head Coach, and their fourth appearance in the playoffs in their last five seasons. 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 tonight’s matchup with playoff experience vs. the Carolina Hurricanes. They are led by Zach Parise, who has faced them 12 times, recording eight points (three goals, five assists), but never as a member od the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has two goals in four 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 67 playoff games in his career.

COMEBACKS
The Islanders won nine games this season when trailing at some point in the third period, and have won eight games when trailing after two periods, tied for the league-lead (Vancouver). 91 of their 242 goals scored this season were scored in the third frame. The Islanders recorded a 22-goal differential in the third frame, allowing just 69 goals in the third frame in 82 games. Boston and New Jersey were the only other clubs to finish the season with a third period goal differential of 22 or larger. The Islanders outscored opponents 36-13 in the third period through their final 25 games. Their goal differential in the third frame led the NHL in any period in that span.

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 6-4 win over the Florida Panthers in their regular-season finale at FLA Live Arena on Thursday, clinching their second consecutive Metropolitan Division title and their third straight division championship. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Brent Burns (2g), Shayne Gostisbehere (1g, 1a) and Seth Jarvis (2a) each posted two points, and Jesper Fast and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for
Carolina. Frederik Andersen made 30 saves in net.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 82 games (10/12-4/13)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 81 games (10/14-4/13)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 37 games (1/21-4/13)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed 18 games (3/12-4/13)
2022-23 Regular-Season Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 334

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 17 NY Islanders 7 p.m. ESPN2, BSSO HRN
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

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
April 17 Monday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
April 18 Tuesday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
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.

• 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 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.

— 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.

— 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 25 career regular-season games against the Islanders and added three assists in four career playoff matchups.

— Jaccob Slavin’s has scored six career 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.

FACE OF THE FRANCHISE
Since taking over as Carolina’s head coach, Rod Brind’Amour has led the team to a 226-107-37 record (489 points, .661) and five consecutive playoff appearances. The Hurricanes went 52-21-9 in 2022-23 and clinched their third straight division title (Central, 2021; Metropolitan, 2022-23) with a win in their regular-season finale at FLA (4/13), becoming the second team to win the Metro in back-to-back seasons (WSH, five straight from 2015-20). Carolina has won a playoff series in each of Brind’Amour’s first four seasons behind the bench, and he has been involved, as either a player or coach, in 63 of the Hurricanes’ 65 postseason wins (96.9%) since relocation.

HOME COOKIN’
The Hurricanes are opening the playoffs at PNC Arena after earning a 28-10-3 record (59 points) on home ice in 2022-23, marking the third-most home wins and fourth-highest home points percentage (.720) in any season in franchise history. Carolina has won nine of its last 11 best-of-seven postseason series that started at home dating back to 2002, and they went 7-1 at PNC Arena during the playoffs last season. The Hurricanes have registered a .609 win percentage as the home team in the playoffs since 1998 (39-25 in 64 GP), which ranks third among all NHL teams over that span (CHI: .686 in 70 GP, DET: .629 in 105 GP).

FAMILIAR FOES
The Islanders and Hurricanes are meeting in the playoffs for the second time, after Carolina swept New York in four games during the 2019 Eastern Conference Second Round. Teuvo Teravainen (3-2—5 in 4 GP), Sebastian Aho (2-2—4 in 4 GP), Jordan Staal (1-2—3 in 4 GP), Brett Pesce (0-3—3 in 4 GP) and Jaccob Slavin (0-2—2) each recorded multiple points in that series, and Staal scored the only goal in Game 1, winning the series’ opening contest 4:04 into overtime.