Carolina won both regular-season games played on the Islanders' home ice. They also took the first game on the road in this series. New York has lost five straight regular-season games versus Carolina in their home arena. The Hurricanes are 7-3-1 in the last 10 against the Islanders. The Hurricanes finished the season by winning seven of their last nine games overall and four of five on the road. New York has failed to score more than two goals against the Carolina defense in two of the first three games of this series. The Islanders had a chance to win Game 2 but blew a three-goal lead and now they are on the verge of being swept.  Carolina is the better team and I don’t feel it matters who the islander put in net.



Play on Carolina minus 1.5 goals. This is a free play.