Islanders beat Hurricanes 3-2 to avoid playoff elimination

New York Islanders defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Tuesday night and extended their first-round playoff series. One of the highlights of the night was Brock Nelson scoring by knocking in an airborne puck that had bounced off the face of Carolina’s Sebastian Aho.

The Islanders trailed 3-1 in the best-of-seven series, but staved off elimination by scoring the game’s first two goals and never trailing.

Pierre Engvall scored in the first period after getting a 1-on-1 shot at Antti Raanta off Carolina’s failed clear. Mathew Barzal took a turnover by Martin Necas the other way to beat Raanta late in the second for the 3-1 lead.

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