NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 10/30/2025

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New York Islanders (4-4-1, 9 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (6-3-0, 12 pts)

Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Thursday, October 30
Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV: ESPN+/HULU
Radio: WRHU 88.7 FM/103.9 FM LI News Radio/The Fan 99.9 FM

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders dropped their second straight on Tuesday, 5-2 against the Bruins. They’re now 3-1-1 in their last five games, averaging 4.2 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:

Ehlers-Aho-Jarvis
Hall-Stankoven-Blake
Svechnikov-Staal-Martinook
Jankowski-Kotkaniemi-Nadeau

Nikishin-Walker
Gostisbehere-Chatfield
Fensore-Nystrom

Andersen
Bussi

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Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Bo Horvat this season has 11 points on six goals and five assists. He has faced the Hurricanes 24 times in his career, recording 23 points on ten goals and 13 assists. In four meetings last season, he had a goal and four assists.

Carolina Hurricanes

Sebastian Aho this season has 11 points on four goals and seven assists. He has faced the Islanders 30 times in his career, recording 26 points on 11 goals and 15 assists; in four games last season against them last season, he had seven points on three goals and four assists.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

F Pierre Engvall – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
D Ethan Bear – IR
D Alexander Romanov – IR
F Maxim Shabanov – DTD

Carolina Hurricanes

G Pyotr Kochetkov – IR
D Jacob Slavin – IR
D Shayne Gostisbehere – GTD
F Eric Robinson – IR
D K’Andre Miller – Out
F William Carrier – Out

Next Game:

New York – October 31 at Washington Capitals
Carolina – November 1 at Boston Bruins

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