Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle looks to pass in the Jets' end at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on Sunday. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Hurricanes swept the Islanders in the second round of last season’s playoffs and have kept on winning to start this season. The Islanders have struggled through their first three games and are coming off a lazy effort that still had coach Barry Trotz upset two days later.
That confluence has heightened the importance of Friday night’s playoff rematch at PNC Arena.
“We have something to prove,” right wing Jordan Eberle said.