Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen added to it 8 seconds later as Carolina beat New York to clinching their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series.
The Hurricanes twice blew two-goal leads and entered the final 20 minutes in a 3-all tie before Drury struck for his first career postseason goal, controlling a dribbling puck to zip it pastThen, after a faceoff win, the Hurricanes dumped the puck into the Islanders' end toward the corner. But as Varlamov went behind the net to play the puck, it took an unexpected bounce near the door and caromed right into the crease.
Noesen charged in to bury it as Varlamov tried desperately to get back to the net, pushing Carolina to a 5-3 lead at 4:44.That was ultimately enough for the Hurricanes to finally push past the determined Islanders, earning Carolina at least one playoff series win for the sixth time in as many seasons. And that earned the Canes a date with the Presidents' Trophy-winning
Carolina jumped to a 3-0 lead in this best-of-seven series before missing out on a chance to clinch in Saturday's double-overtime road loss. That set up a familiar scenario from last year, when the Islanders won Game 5 here to extend that first-round series before falling in six games. This time, Carolina closed it out even after a tense vibe in its typically rowdy home arena going into those final 20 minutes. By the end, though,had added an empty-net clincher at the 18:21 mark to let Hurricanes fans stay in a celebratory roar to close this one out.Carolina scored twice and rang the post in the opening 3½ minutes and twice led by two goals, only to see the Islanders climb all the way back and tie it at 3 on Cizikas' score to enter the final period.
Carolina entered the playoffs as the favorite to win the Stanley Cup, but the Islanders gave the Hurricanes fits the entire way. That included outplaying Carolina for much of the Game 1 loss, then blowing a 3-0 lead by giving up the tying and go-ahead goals 9 seconds apart in the final 3 minutes of Game 2.
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