Playing a Carolina Hurricanes team that finished 17 points ahead of them in the standings down in Raleigh, there was plenty to be pleased with for the New
New York Islanders’ Kyle Palmieri stretches to shoot the puck wide of Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen with Hurricanes’ Brett Pesce and Brady Skjei nearby during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, April 20, 2024. York Islanders despite dropping Game 1 of their first-round playoff series 3-1 on Saturday night.
Tied 1-1 in the third period, Noah Dobson hit a post just moments before Stefan Noesen put the Hurricanes up 2-1 3:44 into the frame. With roughly seven minutes to go, Kyle Palmieri could not quite wrap a puck around Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen, who was down and out of position after tripping on his defensemen’s stick, and into the open net. Just seconds later, he went off for a retaliatory slash that kept the Islanders shorthanded until there was 4:43 left in regulation.
“Usually, games against them are mucked up,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “That’s the way it is. That’s the style they play and we have to respond to sometimes. We played a simple hockey game and created pretty good looks because of that…we just didn’t bury them.”
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