With Sebastian Aho out of the lineup on Saturday for the first time this season, the Carolina Hurricanes went fishing for a win on Long Island.
Coming off of their first loss of the road trip, an overtime defeat in Anaheim, the Hurricanes fought through two impactful injury absences up front and locked down the New York Islanders’ offense en route to a 3-0 shutout win.
The Hurricanes had to turn to their penalty killers in a big spot early in the first period. Brett Pesce and Brent Burns took minor penalties just 40 seconds apart, giving the Islanders an opportunity to strike first.