The Carolina Hurricanes traveled to New York to do battle with the Islanders but came up short after a disastrous second period as they lost, 4-3 to the New Yorkers.
The Canes were outshot 12-2 in the period as they allowed four goals against.
Carolina took a 1-0 lead in the opening period off a powerplay goal by Andrei Svechnikov.
Svechnikov scored another powerplay goal in the second.
The Hurricanes got back to their game in the third period and outshot the home team 19-2, but could only manage one goal by Jesperi Kotkaniemi with 49 seconds left.