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.

GAME TWO
Carolina posted a 4-3 overtime win against the New York Islanders at PNC Arena, winning their fifth straight playoff overtime game on Jesper Fast’s first career postseason overtime goal. Brent Burns (2a) and Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) each recorded two points, Paul Stastny scored his first Hurricanes playoff goal and Stefan Noesen scored his second power-play goal in as many postseason games with Carolina. Antti Raanta made 23 saves in net, improving to 8-0 at home in his Hurricanes playoff career.

INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, illness, missed one game (4/19)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 84 games (10/12-4/19)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 83 games (10/14-4/19)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 39 games (1/21-4/19)
Andrei Svechnikov, torn ACL, missed 20 games (3/12-4/19)
Teuvo Teravainen, hand
2022-23 Regular-Season Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 334
2023 Playoffs Man-Game Lost Due to Injury: 9

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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
Sebastian Aho has earned a point in back-to-back games (4/17-4/19: 1g, 1a) Brent Burns has tallied an assist in back-to-back games (4/17-4/19: 4a) Stefan Noesen has scored a goal in back-to-back games (4/17-4/19: 2g)

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
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 21 Friday No morning skate
April 22 Saturday Northwell Health Ice Center 1 p.m.
April 23 Sunday No morning skate
April 24 Monday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
April 25 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 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 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.

BONUS HOCKEY
The Hurricanes played their first overtime game of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and the 45th overtime game in franchise playoff history in Game 2 against the Islanders, improving to 28-17 in postseason overtime games. Hartford/Carolina’s .622 all-time win percentage in those contests is now the second-highest of any franchise in NHL history, behind only the Islanders (40-23: .635). The Hurricanes have won each of their last five playoff overtime games dating back to Game 5 of the 2021 First Round vs. NSH, and with Jesper Fast scoring at 5:03 of the extra frame, each of Carolina’s last six postseason overtime goals have come within the opening six minutes (also Ian Cole, 2022 ECSR G1 vs. NYR: 3:12; Jordan Staal, 2021 CDSR G3 at TBL: 5:57; Sebastian Aho, 2021 CDFR G6 at NSH: 1:06; Jordan Staal, 2021 CDFR G5 vs. NSH: 2:03; Jordan Staal, 2019 ECSR G1 at NYI: 4:04). With the primary assist on Fast’s goal, Staal has now earned a point on six playoff overtime goals in his NHL career (3g, 3a), including four of the Hurricanes’ last six (3g, 1a).

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Hurricanes will play Games 3-4 against the Islanders at UBS Arena, which is set to become the 21st different arena in which Hartford/ Carolina has played a postseason game. The Hurricanes have not won a road playoff game since Game 3 of the 2021 Second Round at TBL, as they went 0-6 at TD Garden and Madison Square Garden last season, marking the longest single-season road losing streak in franchise playoff history. Carolina also lost Game 4 against the Lightning in 2021.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
April 19, 2023
Game Two
OT Loss CAR 4 vs. NYI 3 Palmieri, Barzal,
Nelson
Sorokin (32/36)
Kyle Palmieri, Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each scored after the Islanders allowed the first two goals of the game, but Carolina’s Jesper Fast found the back of the net in overtime and the Islanders fell to Carolina, 4-3, Wednesday night at PNC Arena in Game Two of their First Round series. Noah Dobson and Adam Pelech each recorded assists, and Ilya Sorokin turned aside 32 of 36 shots faced in the loss.

INJURIES PLAYOFF GAMES MISSED

26 Oliver Wahlstrom 2

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 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

VS. CAROLINA:
ISLANDERS IN THE PLAYOFFS
Record 172-143
Home 96-53
Road 76-90
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 23; Last: 4/19/23 1st Rd (Fast)
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 0-6 (0-2 home/0-3 away)

ISLANDERS IN THE PLAYOFFS
Record 172-143
Home 96-53
Road 76-90
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 23; Last: 4/19/23 1st Rd (Fast)

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Three of their First Round Series in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Islanders will look to earn their first win of the series after falling to Carolina 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night. Tonight’s matchup is also the Islander’s their first-ever postseason game at UBS Arena.

GAME 2 NOTES Islanders forwards Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each scored a goal and an assist on Wednesday night. The goals were the 16th and 24th of their postseason careers, respectively. Palmieri ties Josh Bailey for third-most amongst active Islander skaters, behind Nelson (24) and Zach Parise (37). Mathew Barzal scored his third goal in six career playoff games against Carolina, and Noah Dobson recorded the second multi-assist game of this postseason career. He is the first Islander defenseman to record at least two multi-assist games in the playoffs since Roman Hamrlik (2002-03).

The Islanders also registered 54 hits on Wednesday night in Carolina. It is just the eighth time in franchise history that the Islanders have recorded as many hits in a playoff game, and the first time since May 16, 2021 against the Pittsburgh Penguins (72).

HOME AGAIN Tonight’s game is the Islanders’ first-ever postseason game at UBS Arena. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a 96-53 franchise postseason record on home ice. Their .644 win percentage at home in the playoffs is tied with the Edmonton Oilers for second-best in NHL Playoff history. The Islanders also finished the regular season with the league’s best penalty kill on home ice (89.2%), allowing just 11 power play goals in 102 times shorthanded at UBS Arena. Since 2019, the Islanders have an 81.8% success rate on the penalty kill on home ice 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 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). 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 14 games against the Hurricanes, but has not recorded a point against them as a member of the Islanders.