Hurricanes 3, Islanders 0: Ground down with nothing to show

True to form for the fisherman.The Carolina Hurricanes absolutely shut down the New York Islanders with a 3-0 win in Elmont, steadily building a lead and keeping the Islanders from sniffing much of anything after the first period. The Isles managed just 16 total shots on goal, seven of those in the first period, making for a breezy shutout for Pyotr Kochetkov.

On the night where the Islanders wore a fisherman logo for the first time in a generation, they picked up right where they left it in 1997.

So in an up and down season, they follow up Friday’s impressive win over the Devils with a pretty lifeless effort the next night. The Hurricanes, well rested and waiting for the Isles, certainly…