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'Lucky bounces' the difference as Hurricanes oust Islanders

After their Game 5 victory, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei noted the key difference between his team and the New York Islanders, the team it eliminated Tuesday night.

"Those lucky bounces went our way," he said after the Hurricanes' 6-3 win in Raleigh.

The Hurricanes' Jack Drury and Stefan Noesen scored eight seconds apart in the third period, the fastest two goals in a playoff game in franchise history. That broke their previous record of nine seconds between goals, which was set in the third period of Game 2 against the Islanders.