“We were doing what we set out to do from the start. “I thought we were playing really well,” Cizikas said of the Islanders' play leading up to the scoring burst. With the goalie back in, Lee added to the lead 16 seconds later and the Islanders made playoff history with the four-goal outburst. The Hurricanes pulled Raanta for an extra skater with about 2 1/2 minutes remaining and Mayfield scored a long empty-netter with 1:49 left. Martin then made it 3-1 just 44 seconds later as he got a pass from Palmieri and quickly beat Raanta from the left circle. At the end of the day, it’s a loss and you have to learn from it.” Tough to make a save when the puck is going wide. "Those are the goals that happen in the playoffs. “The puck is going wide but he tipped it," Raanta said. With 1 second left on another Islanders power play, defenseman Sebastian Aho fired a shot from the right point that Palmieri deflected out of the air past Raanta with 3:51 left. The Hurricanes goalie then made a sliding, sprawling save on a try by Noah Dobson about 40 seconds later. Raanta then denied an in-close try from Bo Horvat with 6 1/2 minutes remaining to keep it tied 1-1. The Islanders had two power plays in the first half of the third period, but couldn't manage many scoring chances. Game 4 is back at the UBS Arena on Sunday. We’ll regroup and come back the next one.” “It was a close game and then got away there at the end. “It’s a tough ending,” Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. Jesper Fast scored for the Hurricanes and Antti Raanta finished with 32 saves. "We stuck with it and found a way to come through at the end.” “We knew every game would be a battle," Palmieri said. Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots for the Islanders. Kyle Palmieri and Matt Martin scored 44 seconds apart late in the third period and the Islanders beat the Hurricanes 5-1 Friday night to cut their first-round series deficit to 2-1.Ĭasey Cizikas, Scott Mayfield and Anders Lee also scored as New York got four goals in a 2:18 span late - the fastest four goals in Stanley Cup playoff history - to pull away. The Islanders were locked in another tight game with the Carolina Hurricanes until a big goal late opened a record-setting scoring outburst and helped New York get a big home win after a pair of one-goal losses on the road.
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