What - Game 5 (3-1)
When - 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 30
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - TBS, MAX, Bally Sports South, MSGSN, SN360, TVAS2
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to end their first round series against the New York Islanders at home in Game 5.
The Canes had the chance to end the series in Game 4 in New York on Saturday, but the Hurricanes ultimately fell 3-2 in double overtime.
They'll look to just run it back again though and hope they can finally send the Isles home for good this season.
Carolina especially doesn't want this series to drag out either with the New York Rangers already having advanced and waiting to face the winner.
Streaks
- Jake Guentzel (1g, 3a) and Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 2a) have points in three straight games.
- Martin Necas (2a) has points in back-to-back games.
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 (8g, 14pts in 14 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: 3-1; 0.920 Sv%; 2.07 GAA
- Semyon Varlamov: 1-2; 0.930 Sv%; 2.08 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis & Stefan Noesen (2) / Mat Barzal (2)
- Points - Andrei Svechnikov, Martin Necas, Seth Jarvis & Jake Guentzel (4) / Anders Lee (4)
Power Play
- Carolina - 28.6% (4/14)
- New York - 28.6% (2/7)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 71.4% (5/7)
- New York - 71.4% (10/14)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel - Sebastian Aho - Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook - Jack Drury - Martin Necas
Teuvo Teravainen - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Tony DeAngelo
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Max Comtois, Scott Morrow, Dylan Coghlan, Bradly Nadeau, Jackson Blake, Spencer Martin, Antti Raanta, Jesper Fast (UBI), Brett Pesce (LBI)
Islanders Projected Lineup
Casey Cizikas - Bo Horvat - Mat Barzal
Hudson Fasching - Brock Nelson - Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee - JG Pageau - Pierre Engvall
Simon Holmstrom - 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, Matt Martin, Scott Mayfield (LBI)