Carolina 6, NY Islanders 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, February 11, 2013
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron, Tim Nowak
Attendance:
9622
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Hurricanes 6, Islanders 4: Jiri Tlusty recorded two goals and two assists as visiting Carolina used a wild third period to take down New York.
Alexander Semin added a goal - the 200th of his career - and two assists and Tim Wallace, Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal also scored for the Hurricanes, who are 3-0-1 in their last four games.
Matt Moulson scored two power-play goals while Frans Nielsen and John Tavares also scored with the man advantage as New York suffered its fifth straight loss.
The Islanders led 3-2 after two periods but Semin grabbed a loose puck early in the third and fired a quick pass into the crease to Tlusty, who tapped it past Rick DiPietro to knot it 3-3. The Hurricanes caught a break 5:03 later, when Semin tried to make another centering past to Tlusty but instead shot the puck off New York defenseman Travis Hamonic’s back and past DiPietro for the go-ahead score.
Jay Harrison set up the Hurricanes’ third goal of the third period when he sent a wrist shot into the slot that Tlusty redirected between his legs and off Staal’s skate into the net. The Islanders’ outstanding power play helped cut it to 5-4, when Moulson deflected Visnovsky's blast from the right circle past Ward, but Tlusty added the empty-netter to put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The last time the Islanders had four power-play goals was Feb. 14, 2008. The last time it happened in a losing effort was Oct. 14, 1978. … Cam Ward made 24 saves for Carolina while DiPietro stopped 25 shots for New York. … Hamonic was credited for an assist on Nielsen’s goal in the first period.
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
NY Islanders |
|
Jiri Tlusty 4 |
Points |
Matt Moulson 3 |
|
Jiri Tlusty 2 |
Goals |
Matt Moulson 2 |
|
Jiri Tlusty 2 |
Assists |
Lubomir Visnovsky 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Matt Moulson 2 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Ward .857 |
Save Percentage |
Rick DiPietro .833 |
|
Cam Ward 24 |
Saves |
Rick DiPietro 25 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
31 |
6 |
0-3 |
1-5 |
14 |
31 |
| NY Islanders
|
28 |
4 |
4-5 |
3-3 |
8 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Islanders have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .286 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .800 after a loss.
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