We can put the “at least they’ve been the better team” narrative to bed. The New York Islanders are now down 3-0 in the series after losing 5-2 (two empty-net goals) against the Carolina Hurricanes.
There’s no spin zone, there’s no positive take. The Islanders have their back against the wall and were severely outplayed in a must-win game.
The game was close through the first two periods and the Isles hung around but after a rare mistake from Robin Lehner sparked a Justin Williams goal, the Islanders called it a game.
It was like the team had absolutely no response for the adversity, and it’s not like there wasn’t much time left.