It was a suboptimal approach for a team facing a Stanley Cup Playoff contender.
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It was Staal’s best outing of the season, as he set up Ron Hainsey’s game-winning goal in overtime with a few nice sauce. So of course the Hurricanes would tie it and force overtime. Nikolay Kulemin and Kyle Okposo added a pair of helperseach which was too much for Flames netminder Joni Ortio who stopped 31 shots in defeat.
Brock McGinn and Chris Terry scored in regulation to help Carolina win its second straight to cap a 4-3-0 road trip.
Special teams play has the New York Islanders ascending toward the top of the Metropolitan Division.
Patrick Kane scored the game’s first goal, his sixth of the season at 1:26 into the game on a power play for Chicago, which saw its four-game winning streak snapped.
The New York Islanders look to continue their strong start to the season when the Carolina Hurricanes visit on Thursday night.
Terry’s goal was the result of a third period in which the Canes pressured the Islanders, outshooting them 13-4. Essentially, it was the diametric opposite of the first two periods, which were devoid of flow.
Second Period_3, New York Islanders, Nielsen 4 (Leddy, Greiss), 12:50 (pp).
The longtime rivals were deadlocked 1-1 after the opening period.
Martin opened the scoring for the Islanders, tipping in Leddy’s slap shot at 8:56 of the first for his first of the season.
Greiss fell to 3-0-2 for the Islanders, who signed the German-born goaltender as a free agent last summer. It wasn’t exactly an electric performance, and it didn’t get the job done against a Hurricanes (4-6-0) team that has already lost relevance.
Following the morning skate, Peters “guaranteed” rookie defenseman Noah Hanifin will remain with the team throughout the 2015-16 season. “Those are the types of defensemen that I think should be playing in overtime”.
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“Pleased with the trip”, coach Bill Peters said. I enjoy his game immensely. He’s a real good player, he’s going to be a star in this league. We took him out (Tuesday in Detroit) to freshen him up. “Now we’ve just got to make an effort as a group of 23 guys to do it each and every day”.
