What - Game 2
When - 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 22
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South, MSGSN, ESPN2, SN360, TVAS2
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to take a 2-0 series lead to New York with a win tonight against the New York Islanders.
The Canes were not at their best in Game 1, but some clutch goals and some outstanding goaltending by Frederik Andersen saw them take the opening game of the series.
If Carolina wants to take a 2-0 series lead, they'll need their top guys pushing the envelope a bit more.
That and just generally cleaning up the loose play with the puck.
Those are the biggest keys to tonight's game.
Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- None
Game Notes
- This is the second straight season these two teams have met in the first round and the third time the teams have met in the playoffs in the last six years.
- Carolina beat the Islanders in the 2019 second round (4-0) and in the 2023 first round (4-2).
- The Canes went 2-1-1 over the Isles this season.
- Sebastian Aho (6g, 11pts in 11 games) is a point-per-game player against the Isles in the playoffs.
- The Hurricanes have won at least one playoff series in every year under Rod Brind'Amour.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 1-0-0; 0.971 Sv%; 1.00 GAA
- Semyon Varlamov: 0-1-0; 0.920 Sv%; 2.02 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Evgeny Kuznetsov & Stefan Noesen & Martin Necas (1) / Kyle MacLean (1)
- Points - Evgeny Kuznetsov & Martin Necas & Brady Skjei (2) / Kyle MacLean & Anders Lee & Alexander Romanov (1)
Power Play
- Carolina - 33.3%
- New York - 0%
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 100%
- New York - 66.7%
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Andrei Svechnikov
Jack Drury - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Scott Morrow, Bradly Nadeau, Jackson Blake, Spencer Martin, Jesper Fast (UBI)
Islanders Projected Lineup
Casey Cizikas - Bo Horvat - Mat Barzal
Simon Holmstrom - Brock Nelson - Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee - JG Pageau - Pierre Engvall
Matt Martin - Kyle MacLean - Cal Clutterbuck
Alexander Romanov - Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock
Mike Reilly - Robert Bortuzzo
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Injuries and Scratches: Sebastian Aho, Samuel Bolduc, Ruslan Iskhakov, Oliver Whalstrom, Hudson Fasching, Scott Mayfield (LBI)