ESPN.com · Apr 27, 2024
Islanders fight off elimination, top Hurricanes in overtime
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ELMONT, N.Y. -- Instead of sweeping the New York Islanders out of the playoffs, Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour watched his team give their opponents new life on Saturday afternoon.
Forward Mathew Barzal's double-overtime deflection goal won Game 4 for the Islanders, 3-2, sending the series back to Raleigh.
"They're back in it. We gave them some hope here now," Brind'Amour said. "We've talked about how tough it is to win four games in a row, especially with the game being as even as they are. It could have gone either way in the previous three. We expected it to be a long series and now we've just got to focus on the next one."