A day after clinching their fourth straight playoff berth, the Carolina Hurricanes got the full New York Islanders experience in a 2-1 loss in a brutal game of hockey.
There wasn’t much happening for either team for 59 minutes of the game, as shots finished up tied at 21-21 with less than 20 combined high-danger scoring chances in the entire game.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau opened the scoring off a bad turnover from the Canes in the second period, and that was all the scoring until the final minute of the game. Vincent Trocheck scored with the extra skater with 56 seconds left to play, but New York scored with 14 seconds to go to hand the Hurricanes the loss in the toughest of fashions.