Hurricanes dominate Islanders 4-3. Brind’Amour, Jarvis, Miller, and Blake dissect the stellar team performance and young talent’s impact.
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The Carolina Hurricanes picked up yet another win Saturday night, defeating the New York Islanders four to three to keep pushing up on that Metropolitan Division and keep moving up in the Eastern Conference race.
The Carolina Hurricanes picked up yet another win Saturday night, defeating the New York Islanders four to three to keep pushing up on that Metropolitan Division and keep moving up in the Eastern Conference race.
the score, you’d think it was a close game.
the score, you’d think it was a close game.
Four to three, I mean, yeah, that’s a close game, but really by no means should this game have been anywhere close.
Four to three, I mean, yeah, that’s a close game, but really by no means should this game have been anywhere close.
The Hurricanes absolutely dominated the Islanders, outshooting them forty to sixteen.
The Hurricanes absolutely dominated the Islanders, outshooting them forty to sixteen.
They were just relentless pressure, just absolutely smothering them, just giving them nothing.
They were just relentless pressure, just absolutely smothering them, just giving them nothing.
But, you know, they got a couple, couple lucky bounces, lucky breaks on their goals, and Ilya Sorokin played just an outstanding game.
But, you know, they got a couple, couple lucky bounces, lucky breaks on their goals, and Ilya Sorokin played just an outstanding game.
He’s such a good goaltender, and he’s really showing why he’s, gonna be a Vezina finalist this year.
He’s such a good goaltender, and he’s really showing why he’s, gonna be a Vezina finalist this year.
but, you know, Ve- the pressure was just too much from Carolina.
but, you know, Ve- the pressure was just too much from Carolina.
Seth Jarvis scored twice for the Hurricanes.
Seth Jarvis scored twice for the Hurricanes.
He had gone 11 games without a, without an even strength goal before tonight, so he was, he was really due for one.
He had gone 11 games without a, without an even strength goal before tonight, so he was, he was really due for one.
He was looking for it.
He was looking for it.
Sebastian Aho scored a short-handed goal to give the Hurricanes three consecutive games with short-handed goals, the second time in franchise history, last time being 1980, December 3rd through 7th, when the what- Hartford Whalers scored four goals to, uh– So, you know, not kind of bad company to keep here for that little, little bit of a little record there.
Sebastian Aho scored a short-handed goal to give the Hurricanes three consecutive games with short-handed goals, the second time in franchise history, last time being 1980, December 3rd through 7th, when the what- Hartford Whalers scored four goals to, uh– So, you know, not kind of bad company to keep here for that little, little bit of a little record there.
Jackson Blake scored the other one.
Jackson Blake scored the other one.
Logan Stankoven won a board battle against Scott Mayfield.
Logan Stankoven won a board battle against Scott Mayfield.
Yes, a, let’s see here, eight-inch difference and 50-pound difference, Logan Stankoven going in there, laying the body on Scott Mayfield to win that puck.
Yes, a, let’s see here, eight-inch difference and 50-pound difference, Logan Stankoven going in there, laying the body on Scott Mayfield to win that puck.
So, you know, what can you say?
So, you know, what can you say?
That’s, that’s kinda, that kinda embodies how this kinda game went.
That’s, that’s kinda, that kinda embodies how this kinda game went.
E-everything was going the Hurricanes’ way, other, other than, you know, the goal scoring, the goals against, but, you know, who really cares about that?
E-everything was going the Hurricanes’ way, other, other than, you know, the goal scoring, the goals against, but, you know, who really cares about that?
But, you know, Carolina’s moving up.
But, you know, Carolina’s moving up.
Only a couple more games left in our season.
Only a couple more games left in our season.
Only one more home game left on Tuesday, but the Hurricanes will play tomorrow in Ottawa on Easter Sunday.
Only one more home game left on Tuesday, but the Hurricanes will play tomorrow in Ottawa on Easter Sunday.
We’ll see how that game goes.
We’ll see how that game goes.
Hopefully be another exciting one.
Hopefully be another exciting one.
Hurricanes only face, they only face Eastern Conference bubble teams at this point, so we’ll see how it goes.
Hurricanes only face, they only face Eastern Conference bubble teams at this point, so we’ll see how it goes.
Everyone’s desperate for points.
Everyone’s desperate for points.