Barzal notches in 2nd OT as Islanders defeat Hurricanes 3-2

Mathew Barzal notched his 2^nd goal of the match on a deflection 1:24 into the 2^nd OT, and the NY Islanders defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY to avoid a sweep in their 1^st-round postseason matchup.

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Jean-Gabriel Pageau also notched, and Semyon Varlamov made 42 saves – including 18 in the OT – to secure another game in the series for his team.

WINNNNNNER WINNNNNNER CHICKEN DINNNNNNNNNER pic.twitter.com/2g23ucNLG1

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Seth Jarvis and Stefan Noesen notched and Frederik Andersen stopped 33 shots for the Hurricanes, which failed to advance today to the 2^nd round for a 5^th time in 6 seasons.

Game 5 is Tuesday back in Carolina as the Hurricanes can wrap up the match-up at their venue.

New York forward Matt Martin didn’t play because of a lower-body problem. Martin missed training on Wednesday but was on the ice the next day for Game 3 after being a match-time decision. Ruslan Iskhakov replaced him tonight.