Curtis McElhinney came in to relieve injured starter Petr Mrazek, who stopped 9 of 10 shots, early in the second period and turned away all 17 shots he faced and Warren Foegele and Nino Niederreiter scored 48 seconds apart in the final frame to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in Brooklyn. The Hurricanes opened up a two games to none series lead. Mathew Barzal scored the lone goal for the Islanders.
Tyson Barrie scored the go-ahead goal and set up two others as Colorado Avalanche evened its series with the San Jose Sharks with a 4-3 road win at SAP Center.