Round 1: Carolina Hurricanes (2M) vs. New York Islanders (3M)

[CarltonTheBear]

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Game 1: Islanders at Hurricanes -- Saturday, 5 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS, MSGSN, BSSO, SNW, SNE, SNP)
Game 2: Islanders at Hurricanes -- April 22, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
Game 3: Hurricanes at Islanders -- April 25, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
Game 4: Hurricanes at Islanders -- April 27, 2 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 5: Islanders at Hurricanes -- April 30, TBD
Game 6: Hurricanes at Islanders -- May 2, TBD
Game 7: Islanders at Hurricanes -- May 4, TBD

 

[Arn]

Carolina in 4.

 

[Derk]

I hate Pat Roy, and I don't like the Islanders. Not a big fan of Carolina, either, but I will be rooting for them. I am going to say Carolina in 5.

 

[Zee]

Shots in game 2 are 37-12 for Canes

 

[Joe S.]

Shots in game 2 are 37-12 for Canes

And good old Freddy has given up 3 goals on those 12 shots.

 

[Zee]

Shots in game 2 are 37-12 for Canes

And good old Freddy has given up 3 goals on those 12 shots.

That would have been terrible if they lost that. Isles are totally outclassed.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Shots in game 2 are 37-12 for Canes

And good old Freddy has given up 3 goals on those 12 shots.

That would have been terrible if they lost that. Isles are totally outclassed.

Isles were winning 3-1 going into the 3rd and winning 3-2 with just over 2:15 mins left. Canes scored 3 the last 2:15.

 

[cw]

Shots in game 2 are 37-12 for Canes

And good old Freddy has given up 3 goals on those 12 shots.

That would have been terrible if they lost that. Isles are totally outclassed.

On two of the goals the Islander was in on Freddy alone.
The Horvath goal from high slot seemed stoppable.

Islanders had been 81-0 when up by 3 goals ...

A few have picked the Canes to win it all.

If the Oilers (up 2-0) win tonight and Dallas comes back against Vegas (down 2-4) that apparently would be the first time all the home teams in the NBA & NHL playoffs won their opening playoff game. Kind of a wild fact.

 

[cabber24]

Pretty epic ending to Game 2.

With just 2:15 left in the game: CAR with their goalie pulled scored to tie, 9 seconds CAR scores again, NYI pulls their goalie, CAR scores again into the empty net, 102 PIM after the empty net goal, and CAR wins.

 

[bustaheims]

Pretty epic ending to Game 2.

With just 2:15 left in the game: CAR with their goalie pulled scored to tie, 9 seconds CAR scores again, NYI pulls their goalie, CAR scores again into the empty net, 102 PIM after the empty net goal, and CAR wins.

Yeah. Bit of a backswing on the ENG by Guentzel (nothing showboaty - not a full slapper or anything, but a little more than he probably needed) and the Islanders' frustration from blowing a 3-0 lead clearly boiled over. Some definite bad blood in that series going in - they faced each other last year and this is their 3rd series in 6 seasons - and it's spilling out now.