After a gutsy Game 5 road win in Raleigh, the New York Islanders earned the right to host Game 6 against the Carolina Hurricanes with a chance to force a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday night back in Carolina.
Last Friday night, UBS Arena hosted Game 3—the building’s first playoff action—and the building was raucous to start and particularly after the third Islanders goal. Game 4 on Sunday saw a more subdued atmosphere as the Islanders lost big and early; we walked out unsure of whether we’d have the chance to see a third playoff game this season in the new barn.