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Carolina Hurricanes 2, New York Islanders 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Carolina Hurricanes 2, New York Islanders 1. Shots on goal: CAR 21, NYI 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 1-0 NYI; P2 CAR 0-1 NYI; P3 CAR 1-0 NYI.

Scoring plays: P1 03:05 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Felix Unger Sörum, Logan Stankoven) to make it CAR 1-0 NYI; P2 13:14 Bo Horvat (assists: Mathew Barzal, Victor Eklund) to make it CAR 1-1 NYI; P3 14:38 Mark Jankowski (assists: Joel Nystrom, Alexander Nikishin) to make it CAR 2-1 NYI. Top skaters: Mark Jankowski (CAR) 1 G, 0 A; Bo Horvat (NYI) 1 G, 0 A; Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 1 G, 0 A; Mathew Barzal (NYI) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): David Rittich (NYI) 19 saves on 21, decision L; Brandon Bussi (CAR) 28 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CAR
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 15:02 TOI
Goals · NYI
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 20:18 TOI
Goaltending · CAR
28 saves on 29 shots (.966) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CAR 1 largest lead P1 3:05 (CAR 1, NYI 0)
NYI 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:05 Nikolaj Ehlers (Felix Unger Sörum, Logan Stankoven) CAR · snap shot · CAR 1, NYI 0
  • P2 13:14 Bo Horvat (Mathew Barzal, Victor Eklund) NYI · Power play · snap shot · CAR 1, NYI 1
  • P3 14:38 Mark Jankowski (Joel Nystrom, Alexander Nikishin) CAR · snap shot · CAR 2, NYI 1

Linescore

123 T
CAR 101 2
NYI 010 1

Shots on goal: CAR 21, NYI 29

📋 Team Stats

CARNYI
21Shots on goal30
55Shot attempts47
26Faceoff wins26
11Hits10
17Blocked shots7
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways3
16Giveaways20
4Penalty minutes2
96.6%Save %90.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR78621
NYI981330

🎯 Shot Map

Carolina Hurricanes2 G · 36 attempts
Jackson Blake: saved (snap)Bradly Nadeau: missed the netEric Robinson: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: goal (snap)Jordan Martinook: saved (snap)Nicolas Deslauriers: missed the netSkyler Brind'Amour: saved (backhand)Logan Stankoven: missed the netFelix Unger Sörum: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Bradly Nadeau: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: missed the netEric Robinson: missed the netEric Robinson: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: saved (snap)Nicolas Deslauriers: missed the netEric Robinson: saved (snap)Mike Reilly: saved (snap)William Carrier: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: missed the netFelix Unger Sörum: missed the netCharles Alexis Legault: saved (snap)Jesperi Kotkaniemi: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (slap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (slap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (slap)Bradly Nadeau: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: missed the netMark Jankowski: goal (snap)Jesperi Kotkaniemi: missed the net
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 19Saved53% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net42% of attempts
New York Islanders1 G · 40 attempts
Liam Foudy: saved (wrist)Calum Ritchie: saved (tip-in)Calum Ritchie: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Victor Eklund: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: missed the netIsaiah George: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Anders Lee: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Bo Horvat: missed the netBo Horvat: missed the netBo Horvat: goal (snap)Isaiah George: saved (wrist)Tony DeAngelo: saved (tip-in)Carson Soucy: saved (slap)Anders Lee: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Victor Eklund: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Simon Holmstrom: saved (wrist)Casey Cizikas: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (wrist)Anders Lee: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netCarson Soucy: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 29Saved73% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net25% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mark Jankowski L 101+111317:34
Nikolaj Ehlers L 101+150015:02
Alexander Nikishin D 011+100323:40
Joel Nystrom D 011+101115:51
Felix Unger Sörum R 011+100114:35
Logan Stankoven C 011+121112:51
Mike Reilly D 000010222:10
Charles Alexis Legault D 000011122:01
Shayne Gostisbehere D 000002019:17
Jordan Martinook L 000010118:44
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 000010217:29
Bradly Nadeau L 000000016:40
Skyler Brind'Amour C 000-112015:41
Ronan Seeley D 000000215:12
Eric Robinson L 000+131014:07
Jackson Blake R 000040012:58
Nicolas Deslauriers L 000-101011:28
William Carrier L 000011010:40
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Brandon Bussi W 282996.6160:00
NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bo Horvat C 101020020:18
Mathew Barzal C 011+130019:55
Victor Eklund R 011022015:30
Matthew Schaefer D 000-140024:13
Tony DeAngelo D 000-110019:38
Brayden Schenn C 000+112019:09
Scott Mayfield D 000000117:45
Adam Pelech D 000030017:30
Simon Holmstrom R 000-111116:37
Isaiah George D 000010116:33
Anders Lee L 000-131116:31
Calum Ritchie C 000021215:55
Emil Heineman L 000-120015:47
Carson Soucy D 000022015:44
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000-100014:56
Casey Cizikas C 000010012:25
Ondrej Palat L 000000011:48
Liam Foudy C 000011111:17
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
David Rittich L 192190.5256:29

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CAR 3 – 0 NYI
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Carolina Hurricanes 53-22-7 W1 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: vs OTT · Sat, Apr 18
New York Islanders 43-34-5 L3 L10 3-7-0

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