Carolina 6, NY Islanders 4
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 30, 2025
Where: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees:
Peter MacDougall, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik, Matt MacPherson
Attendance:
18700
By Field Level Media
Dmitry Orlov's goal with 10:41 remaining broke a tie and teammate Seth Jarvis finished with two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders 6-4 on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.
The Hurricanes (45-24-4, 94 points) are on the verge of clinching a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Montreal's victory earlier in the day at Florida prevented that from becoming a possibility Sunday, but Carolina inched a little closer.
Mark Jankowski, Logan Stankoven and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the 11th time in their last 13 games. Aho and Tyson Jost also supplied two assists. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 27 shots, with 12 of his saves coming in the third period.
Jarvis tied the franchise record with his fifth short-handed goal of the season to put Carolina ahead 4-3 late in the second period. His second goal of the day and 29th of the season came with 2:46 to play.
Pierre Engvall scored two goals for the Islanders (32-31-10, 74 points), who've lost five consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri and Anders Lee had the other goals, while Bo Horvat provided two assists and Palmieri posted an assist. Goalie Marcus Hogberg made 24 saves.
Lee's goal on a backdoor delivery 4:05 into the third period pulled the Islanders even at 4-4.
Then Orlov, a defenseman, scored after Carolina won a faceoff.
Carolina led 2-0 on goals 13 seconds apart from Jankowski and Stankoven in the game's opening five minutes.
But the Islanders wasted little with a response. Engvall's first goal came 6:10 into the game. With 8:33 left in the first period, Palmieri converted on a power play.
Engvall's second goal came 1:37 into the second period when the Hurricanes had a sloppy stretch handling the puck. The go-ahead goal came shortly after the Islanders' power play expired.
Engvall increased his goal total to eight for the season.
The Hurricanes played without captain Jordan Staal because of a lower-body injury.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
NY Islanders |
|
Carolina |
Pierre Engvall 2 |
Points |
Sebastian Aho 3 |
Pierre Engvall 2 |
Goals |
Seth Jarvis 2 |
Bo Horvat 2 |
Assists |
Sebastian Aho 2 |
Kyle Palmieri 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Sebastian Aho 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Seth Jarvis 1 |
Marcus Hogberg .800 |
Save Percentage |
Pyotr Kochetkov .871 |
Marcus Hogberg 24 |
Saves |
Pyotr Kochetkov 27 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
NY Islanders
|
31 |
4 |
1-5 |
3-4 |
8 |
35 |
Carolina
|
30 |
6 |
1-4 |
4-5 |
10 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Carolina will play their next game at home against Washington. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .714 after a loss.
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NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Islanders have a W/L % of .424 after a win and .450 after a loss.