The New York Islanders split their two-game weekend swing through the former Southeast, following up Saturday night’s impressive win in Atlantic-leading Tampa with a 4-2 loss to the Metropolitan Division foe Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh on Sunday evening.
The Islanders had beaten the Hurricanes in a close one Thursday night in Brooklyn, and both teams were coming off of victories on the road Saturday night.
But on Sunday the Isles couldn’t erase the effects of a poor start. Trailing 3-1 after the first — and 2-0 just five minutes into the game — the Isles controlled play throughout the second period but never got the goal that would bring them back into the game.