The Metropolitan Division road trip in the Northeast concluded Saturday night with the Carolina Hurricanes on Long Island to face the New York Islanders. After a tough loss to the Rangers on Thursday night, the Canes needed to have short-term memories to face one of the most stout defensive teams in the league, backstopped by one of the best goalies on the planet.
Before the Hurricanes took the ice for warm-ups, it was announced that Michael Bunting would miss the game for a personal matter, inserting Brendan Lemieux into the lineup. In the net, Antti Raanta would start for the first time since his shutout win against San Jose last Friday night.