Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook notched within 9 seconds late in the 3rd period to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a comeback victory after being 3 goals down against the New York Islanders 5-3 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC, taking a 2-0 lead in their 1st-round postseason matchup.
NO DANG QUIT IN THIS TEAM 😤 pic.twitter.com/HNjVOyHE5N
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 23, 2024
Jake Guentzel notched an empty-net goal in the final seconds to secure the triumph, which ended with frustrations flaring for New York, a few scrums between the organizations, and multiple players leaving early the match.
The matchup continues in the Big Apple for the next 2 matches, with Game 3 on Thursday.
Bro thought he did something then got tossed like a ragdoll pic.twitter.com/hkvyJULX0t
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 23, 2024
Kyle Palmieri, Bo Horvat, and Anders Lee notched for the visiting team to secure the Islanders a 3-0 lead early in the 2nd period, but the franchise bottled it miserably.