nhl Game Recap
Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Recap - Islanders Win 5-1
The Hurricanes came up short Friday against the Islanders, falling 5-1.
The Islanders were a -131 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.0.
New York got goals from Kyle Palmieri, Matt Martin, Scott Mayfield, Casey Cizikas, and Anders Lee in the victory. Cizikas opened the scoring at 12:49 of the second period.
Ilya Sorokin turned in a 30-save effort for the Islanders.
Carolina got a goal from Jesper Fast in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carolina got a 32-stop effort from Antti Raanta in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-5, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Carolina 37-31 in the game.