New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes

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New York Islanders

4-5-1

Final
2 - 6

Carolina Hurricanes

7-3-0

Svechnikov helps Hurricanes roll past Islanders 6-2 for 2nd win in 5 games

New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

Mike Reilly, Bradly Nadeau, Jordan Martinook and Jackson Blake also scored and Logan Stankoven also had a goal and an assist for Carolina. The Hurricanes snapped a two-game skid and got the second win in five games.

Matthew Schaefer and Simon Holmstron scored for the Islanders in their third straight loss (0-2-1) after winning four in a row. David Rittich had 27 saves.

The Islanders were without star center Mathew Barzal, announced by coach Patrick Roy earlier in the day as a healthy scratch as discipline for being late to the rink.

Nadeau got the Hurricanes on the scoreboard 2:33 into the game as he got the puck in the left circle and put it past Rittich for his first NHL goal. It was the 20-year-old's third game of the season and sixth of his career.

Reilly doubled the lead less than three minutes later with a short-handed goal. He intercepted the puck in the neutral zone and fired a shot at Rittich from the left circle that the goalie turned aside. However, Reilly grabbed the rebound behind the goal line, went around the back of the net and put a wraparound in at 5:21.

Carolina made it 3-0 exactly five minutes later. Svechnikov's point shot was deflected in front by Jordan Staal and trickled through Rittich's pads. Martinook spun around in front of the goal and reached behind the goalie and tapped it in.

Schaefer pulled the Islanders within two with 6:40 left in the first with a power-play goal as his point shot went through traffic and past Bussi for the rookie's third.

Blake pushed the lead to 4-1 at 1:51 of the third as he got a drop pass from Taylor Hall in the slot and fired it past Rittich.

Holmstrom pulled the Islanders back within two with 9:12 remaining, but Svechnikov restored the three-goal advantage 11 seconds later and Stankoven capped the scoring with 11 seconds remaining.

Up next Islanders: At Washington on Friday to finish a four-game trip.

Hurricanes: At Boston on Saturday to open a two-game trip.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 2:33	Bradly Nadeau Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal	1st Period 5:21	Mike Reilly Goal (1) Wrap-around, assists: none
Goal	1st Period 10:21	Jordan Martinook Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (1), Andrei Svechnikov (1)
Goal	1st Period 13:20	Matthew Schaefer Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Kyle Palmieri (4), Jonathan Drouin (6)
Goal	3rd Period 1:51	Jackson Blake Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (4), Brandon Bussi (1)
Goal	3rd Period 10:48	Simon Holmstrom Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Tony DeAngelo (4)
Goal	3rd Period 10:59	Andrei Svechnikov Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Alexander Nikishin (4), Logan Stankoven (3)
Goal	3rd Period 19:49	Logan Stankoven Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (4)

Statistics

NYI		CAR
13	Blocked Shots	10
30	Hits	19
2	Takeaways	5
28	Shots	34
1	Power Play Goals	0
4	Power Play Opportunities	1
25.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	1
0	Shootout Goals	0
46	Faceoffs Won	29
61.3	Faceoff Win Percent	38.7
19	Giveaways	24
3	Total Penalties	6
6	Penalty Minutes	12