UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Williams scored late in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday night to snap New York’s six-game winning streak.
Williams scored his 10th goal of the season 15 seconds after leaving the penalty box to make it 3-2 with 17:18 left. The 37-year-old flipped a backhand past goaltender Thomas Greiss with an assist from Greg McKegg. It was his 299th career goal.
Jaccob Slavin made it 4-2 with a power-play goal at 18:53 before Brock Nelson scored his second of the game for the Islanders at 19:01.