The last time the Islanders faced the Hurricanes, it resulted in an ugly loss that helped seal the fate of Jack Capuano, who was fired less than a week after the defeat.
Interim coach Doug Weight was hoping for a different result against Carolina on Saturday night at Barclays Center.
“Not having it lopsided in their advantage,” Weight said before the game of his expectations.
This one was far from a blowout, but it still ended poorly for the Isles in a 5-4 overtime defeat.
After John Tavares broke his stick on a faceoff, Ron Hainsey scored the game-winner at 2:52 of the extra session to end a back-and-forth affair that saw the Isles fall behind on three different occasions by the end of the second period.