Bussi Keeps Carolina in Front as Islanders Keep Coming
Svechnikov and Carrier connect for the go-ahead goal while New York's best looks keep landing in the Hurricanes goalie's pads.
Written during the game · 9:37 PM ET. Final was CAR 5, NYI 3.
Carolina leads New York 4-3 with 2:14 left in the 3rd (57:46 of game time played), and the reason the Hurricanes are still in front is Brandon Bussi. The Islanders have had the better looks, and he has stopped most of them.
Bussi has made 22 saves on 25 shots. On the best chances, he has stopped 13 of 15 high-danger chances. Expected goals, which is how many goals the chances were worth, favor New York 4.56 to 3.56. The Islanders have scored three.
The game has not been calm. Carolina went up 2-0, New York tied it 2-2 in the 2nd, Andrei Svechnikov put the Hurricanes back ahead, and Victor Eklund tied it 3-3 late in the 2nd. William Carrier scored the go-ahead goal at 14:52 of the 3rd, with assists from Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho.
Shot attempts are close, Carolina 61, New York 58. Semyon Varlamov has stopped 34 of 38 for the Islanders.
