Orlov scored a goal on his only shot in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Islanders. Orlov extended Carolina's lead to 2-0 midway through the opening period, beating Ilya Sorokin with a wrister from the slot.
They have their brooms ready to go in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the Hurricanes eye a series sweep over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. Even a thunderous crowd in the UBS Arena might not be strong enough to stop this gloomy fate.
Ilya Sorokin was standing in the Islanders’ tunnel, leaning against the wall. He had just been pulled from Thursday’s 3-2 loss in Game 3 against the Hurricanes and, instead of going to the bench, opted to go someplace a little more alone,
The New York Islanders turned to Ilya Sorokin for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, and the young Russian didn’t make it out of the second period in a 3-2 loss at UBS Arena.
New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin’s 2024 playoff debut lasted a little over 27 minutes before getting an early hook. Sorokin made just 11 saves on 14 shots in Game 3 on Thursday night at UBS Arena,
The 28-year-old netminder allowed two goals on the first six shots he faced in the first period and a third tally to Sebastian Aho 7:14 into the second before he was pulled in favor of Varlamov. Sorokin seemed to be the Islanders' unquestioned starter after signing an eight-year extension prior to the season.
There’s no place like home. Although for the Carolina Hurricanes, Long Island isn’t far off. The Hurricanes posted their fifth playoff road win in six tries at the New York Islanders on Thursday, moving within a win of a sweep after holding on for a 3-2 win in Game 3.
The Islanders’ Ferrari broke down on the start line and got put back in the garage. Patrick Roy gave Ilya Sorokin the hook midway through the second period of Game 3 against the Hurricanes after Sorokin allowed three goals on 14 shots to put the Islanders in a 3-1 hole on Thursday night at UBS Arena.
Other than Jordan Martinook’s sneak-attack goal from behind the net that ended up being the game-winning goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2, it’s hard to argue that goaltending has been the problem for the New York Islanders.
With no Brett Pesce the Hurricanes defenseman stepped up in game three versus the New York Islanders, just not in the way you'd initially expect. Trying to take a commanding 3-0 series lead, Carolina struck five minutes into the first period when defenseman Brent Burns cashed a quick wrister near the blue line for his first point
Patrick Roy’s father, Michel, sent him a text on Thursday morning before Game 3 of the Islanders’ first round series against Carolina, reminding him of an analogy that Francois Allaire — Montreal’s goalie coach when Roy played there — made years ago.
Patrick Roy, the man who defined goaltending as a player for a generation by almost never making a mistake in his crease, made a bold goaltending move as the coach of the New York Islanders on Thursday.
The Islanders have one foot inching toward the exit and another heading down the abyss. Goals in the first two periods from Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov, and Sebastian Aho on netminder Ilya Sorokin lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over New York to take a commanding 3-0 first-round series lead