For a good chunk of Friday night’s festivities in New York, it looked like the series would be headed back to Raleigh.
The Canes and Islanders, playing in game six with the visiting Hurricanes up 3-2, battled it out with New York’s back against the wall, and for two periods it was the Islanders who looked the part of the better team.
But then the Hurricanes turned it on, and an excellent third period highlighted by a game-tying goal from Sebastian Aho was followed up with an overtime winner from Paul Stastny, as Carolina put an end to New York’s season and booked a ticket to the second round.