Carolina Hurricanes Come From Behind to Pick Up Win Over New York Islanders

Coming off of a big win over the Red Wings, the Carolina Hurricanes did it once again in heroic fashion to take down the surging New York Islanders.

Scoring Summary

1st Period

NYI Goal (8:56) – Matt Martin (1); assisted by Nick Leddy (2), Casey Cizikas (3)

The Islanders 4th line broke the ice in this one and gave the home team a 1-0 lead. Leddy sent a shot on net from the point, and Martin got a stick on the shot and deflected it past Eddie Lack.

CAR Goal (15:00) – Brock McGinn (2); assisted by Jay McClement (2), Nathan Gerbe (2)

The Hurricanes were able to bounce back and capitalized on a late first period opportunity to tie the game at one. McGinn scooped up a loose puck in the slot, and he fired it past Thomas Greiss to even things up.

2nd Period

NYI PP Goal (12:50) – Frans Nielsen (4); assisted by Nick Leddy (3), Thomas Greiss (1)

Frans Nielsen went coast to coast and dazzled his way to a goal that gave the New York Isladners a 2-1 lead on the powerplay.

3rd Period

CAR Goal (14:56) – Chris Terry (2); assisted by Jordan Staal (1), Eric Staal (3)

The Canes scored a timely third period goal to ties things at two and eventually force overtime. Jordan Staal got his first point of the season on a beautiful pass across the New York goal to Chris Terry, and he bombed a one-timer past Greiss.

Overtime

CAR Goal (2:21) – Ron Hainsey (2); assisted by Jordan Staal (2)

The Hurricanes secured the 2 points in overtime with Ron Hainsey’s 2nd game winning goal in as many games. Jordan Staal fed the puck to a pinching Hainsey along the left half wall, and Hainsey went five-hole on Greiss on the partial breakaway.

Three Stars

1st Star – Ron Hainsey (CAR) – 1 goal, +1, 2 hits, 22:24 TOI

2nd Star – Frans Nielsen (NYI) – 1 goal, 2 shots, 15:20 TOI

3rd Star – Chris Terry (CAR) – 1 goal, +1, 2 hits, 15:41 TOI

Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes finish off their seven-game road trip with a come-from-behind victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

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Defenseman Ron Hainsey tallied his 2nd game-winning goal in as many games for the Hurricanes in the win, and forward Jordan Staal had his best game of the season and tallied 2 assists, his first points of the 2015-2016 regular season.

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Eddie Lack picked up his first win as a Hurricane on Thursday. He stopped 17 of 19 shots from the Isles, and he played better than his stats indicated. He made big saves at big moments, and most importantly, he didn’t let the soft goal in like he has in his first two starts of the season.

The Carolina blue line had a great game, for the most part. They warded off the Islanders and NHL’s 4th-ranked offense throughout the night, thanks in large part to the play of rookies Noah Hanifin and Brett Pesce, both of whom were fantastic as they went against a very good team on the road.

In his third NHL game, Brett Pesce recorded a career high 20:41 of time on ice and was a +1.

The Canes went down early in this one against an Islanders team that entered the evening as the 3rd place team in the Eastern Conference. They didn’t give up on the game, however, and they were relentless in the 3rd period in route to the overtime victory.

Carolina Hurricanes

It was a total team effort for the Hurricanes. The big money players showed up, the fourth line chipped in, the defense held the high-flying Islanders to 2 goals and kept John Tavares off the scoreboard completely, and the goalie made saves when they needed it.

This is a big win for the Carolina Hurricanes. They finish the dreadful seven-game road trip with a record north of .500 at 4-3-0, and now they will play 10 of their next 12 games on home ice at the PNC Arena.

It was still far from a perfect game for the Canes, specifically on offense. The first 2 periods were largely disappointing in terms of the offensive output. The club put just 12 shots on net through 40 minutes, but they were able to more than double their shots in period three with 13 shots put on Thomas Greiss, and then 4 more, including the game-winning goal from Hainsey, in overtime.

The Carolina Hurricanes ended up outshooting the New York Islanders 29-19.

The Canes will get back at it on Friday night against the Colorado Avalanche on home ice. It’ll be the team’s first game at the PNC Arena since October 13. The team is 0-2-0 on home ice this season, but they’ll look to turn it around against the Avs.

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