Islanders blow 3-goal lead, fall into big series hole against Hurricanes
Carolina scored 9 seconds apart in a 4-goal third period in a 5-3 victory over the Islanders in Game 2
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Carolina scored 9 seconds apart in a 4-goal third period in a 5-3 victory over the Islanders in Game 2
Matt Rempe, Artemi Panarin and Jimmy Vesey scored and the Rangers went on to a 4-1 win on Sunday.
Stefan Noesen grabbed a loose puck atop the crease and pushed it past Semyon Varlamov early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 3-1 to open their NHL playoff series.
Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Ilya Sorokin stopped Sidney Crosby on a late penalty shot and the playoff-bound New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4.
How far the Rangers go in the postseason will almost certainly depend on Artemi Panarin continuing his brilliance.
The Rangers won their league-best 55th game and finished with 114 points -- both franchise records.
JG Pageau and Kyle Palmieri scored early and the postseason-bound Islanders cruised to a 4-1 win on Monday.
Travis Konecny scored a short-handed breakaway goal and Samuel Ersson stopped 20 shots to keep the resolute Flyers' miniscule postseason hopes alive with one game left to play in a 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Artemi Panarin scored the shootout winner and Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves as the New York Rangers rallied to defeat the New York Islanders 3-2 for a franchise-record 54th win on Saturday.
Bobby Brink scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period, Samuel Ersson made 24 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers.
Kyle Palmieri scored at 1:17 of overtime and the New York Islanders extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
Jesper Bratt broke a tie with 1:14 left with his second goal of the game and the New Jersey Devils beat Toronto 6-5 on Thursday night, overcoming Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews' NHL-leading 67th and 68th goals of the season.
Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist, Noah Dobson added two assists and the New York Islanders used a three-goal first period to propel them to a 4-2 win against the Eastern-Conference leading New York Rangers.
Auston Matthews scored his 66th goal and inched closer to becoming the ninth player in NHL history to tally 70 in a season in leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over New Jersey, ending the disappointing Devils' playoff hopes.
Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin had a combined seven points in New York's 5-2 win on Sunday.
Jack Hughes and Chris Tierney scored in regulation for New Jersey in the 3-2 defeat on Sunday.
Brendan Smith had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game losing streak by holding on for a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Semyon Varlamov had a season-high 41 saves for his third shutout of the season, and the New York Islanders beat the Nashville Predators 2-0, getting a crucial win in their playoff push.
Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal on a power play midway through the third period and the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Friday night.
The New York Islanders stayed alive in their quest for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot with a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Chris Kreider's power-play goal lifted the Blueshirts to a 4-3 win on Wednesday night.
Bo Horvat and Simon Holmstrom scored late, lifting New York to a 2-1 win on Tuesday.
The Devils led by two after two periods, but collapsed defensively in a 6-3 loss on Tuesday.
The 4-3 win on Monday moved New York within four points of Philadelphia for the final playoff spot in the East.
Bryan Rust also scored twice for Pittsburgh in the 5-2 victory on Monday.
