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With all the momentum on their side, the Carolina Hurricanes will be in no mood to give it back. The Hurricanes will go for the series sweep of the New York Islanders in Friday night's Game 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. "That's what we'll try to do," Hurricanes right winger Sebastian Aho said. "It's going to be a battle." Continue to Article

May 02, 2019 1:35:pm EST

Robin Lehner sat in the locker room, surrounded by reporters and taking the blame for the New York Islanders' latest playoff loss. His lament: a turnover behind the net that led to the go-ahead goal for the Carolina Hurricanes. I own that one,'' the goaltender said. Continue to Article

May 01, 2019 11:40:pm EST

Sebastian Aho assisted on Justin Williams' key goal with 9:45 remaining, and Carolina beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round series. Teuvo Teravainen had two goals, including an empty-netter with 57.1 seconds remaining, Justin Faulk also scored and Aho added another empty-net goal with 4.8 seconds to play. The wild-card Hurricanes - in the playoffs for the first time in a decade - moved within a victory of a berth in the Eastern Conference final and took a 3-0 series lead for just the second time since they moved to North Carolina in 1997. Continue to Article

May 01, 2019 10:36:pm EST

There's a reason why duck, duck, goose - a traditional children's game - never translates well into adulthood and New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson found out the hard way Wednesday. After teammate Josh Bailey sniped an absolute laser to tie the game at 2-2, Nelson patted Carolina Hurricanes goalie Curtis McElhinney on the head in an act of mock consolation. Predictably, the Hurricanes didn't enjoy any of it and Dougie Hamilton got in the way of Nelson's celebratory warpath before the refs broke up a brief skirmish. Continue to Article

May 01, 2019 9:13:pm EST