Carolina Dominates New York Islanders in NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs: 5-3 Victory in Second Game

At the start of the second period, the hosts confidently took the lead after goals from Kyle Palmieri (17′), Bo Horvat (20′) and Anders Lee (24′). In the second half of the game, the guests returned to the game after a goal from Teuvo Teravainen (34′), then Seth Jarvis (51′) reduced the gap to the minimum.

At the end of the game, Carolina got ahead even with the removal of its goalkeeper – Andrei Svechnikov fired a powerful shot, which was put into the goal by Sebastian Aho (58′). And just nine seconds later, the guests surprisingly took the lead – Semyon Varlamov lost concentration for a few minutes, which Jonathan Martinuk (58′) took advantage of, who managed to throw the puck from behind the goal behind Russia. The last puck was scored into the empty net with a pass from Svechnikov by Jake Guentzel (60′).

Notably, the Islanders attempted just 12 shots on goal throughout the entire game, the second-worst record in franchise playoff history. In the final period, Carolina outscored the Islanders 17-1.

“It was a special evening. It’s one of those games we’ll remember for a long time,” home coach Rod Brindamore said after the game.

Carolina forward Andrei Svechnikov had two assists. The 24-year-old Russian has 42 NHL playoff games, in which he scored 27 (13 + 14) points.

Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 of 38 shots on goal. Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov was held scoreless, but stopped eight shots, becoming the leader in this mark among players from both teams.

Carolina took the lead 2-0 in the series against the Islanders and now the series moves to New York. The third match will take place on Friday, April 26.