The second round of the playoffs began yesterday; however, for these two Metropolitan division rivals, their first game was tonight. It was the first game for the Islanders since April 16th, when they swept the Pittsburgh Penguins. For the Hurricanes, the last game that they played was Wednesday in DC, when they defeated the Washington Capitals in double overtime. The last time that these two teams played against each other though, was all the way back on January 8th. Which saw the Hurricanes come out victorious in that game.
Tale of the tape 🆚 Carolina. #Isles pic.twitter.com/lRL7TTHmZl
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) April 26, 2019
Game 1 took place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, and it saw a tightly contested match with great defensive play on both sides and great goaltending from both teams. In the first period, saw great back and forth action from both teams, but unfortunately, no one was able to find the back of the net. The Islanders outshot the Hurricanes 11-9 though.
First period is a wrap. 0-0 at @barclayscenter. #Isles pic.twitter.com/tjCZ9SSLux
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) April 26, 2019
In the second period, we saw much of the same as the first period, great back and forth action from both teams. Again, unfortunately there was no scoring between both teams. However the shot count in the second period was even, with both teams registering 12 shots on goal.
Win the third, take the series lead! pic.twitter.com/ET2qgCs6J7
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 27, 2019
In the third period, we got more of the same as the first two periods. There was no scoring, as I’m sure all of the fans stress levels went up a few notches as the game would head to overtime. It was the Hurricanes who outshot the Islanders in the third period 10-6.
Also, through three periods of play, both teams penalty kills went perfect. The Hurricanes penalty kill was 5 for 5, and the Islanders penalty kill went 3 for 3.
And Game 1 is going to overtime. #CARvsNYI pic.twitter.com/256AfQSv3O
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) April 27, 2019
In overtime, there were no penalties called on either team. There also wasn’t much shooting going on in the third period either, as the Islanders outshot the Hurricanes 2-1. Everything from both teams was on lockdown. Then four minutes into overtime, a shot came from Nino Niederreiter, which bounced off the back boards and landed on Jordan Staal’s stick. He took a shot which beat Robin Lehner to give the Hurricanes the 1-0 victory in OT and a 1-0 lead in the series.
Jordan Staal gives the #Canes a 1-0 series lead!#TakeWarning pic.twitter.com/jQC3OpUJYo
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 27, 2019
This was some absolutely incredible hockey and I hope that there is more to come with this series.
Jordan Staal put an end to this one! pic.twitter.com/8cjlSg7shN
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 27, 2019
3 Stars of the Game
Third Star: Petr Mrázek
Second Star: Robin Lehner
First Star: Jordan Staal
Boxscore
https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-nyi/2019/04/26/2018030221#game=2018030221,game_state=final
Game 2 action will be this Sunday at 3p on NBC.
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