In a battle of two teams playing on a back-to-back, the team that traveled less got the better of its counterpart.
Even though the Islanders played 3 games in 4 nights, two of which were on the road, they were able to sleep in their own beds every night. And it probably doesn’t make a huge difference, but the Isles finished up their game before 7:00 p.m. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, flew up from North Carolina last night, and their game started at 7:00 p.m.