ELMONT, NY -- Paul Stastny's goal at 6:01 of overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 win in Game 6 and eliminated the New York Islanders on Friday night on Long Island.
The veteran forward fired the puck from a bad angle on the right side of goalie Ilya Sorokin and snuck it through, hitting Sorokin's skate to bounce the puck in.
For the 37-year-old Stastny, the series offered the chance to play the unlikely hero for the Hurricanes. A former top-line player in his prime NHL years, he signed a one-year free-agent contract as a depth forward for Carolina, averaging his lowest career average ice time (11:52) in 73 games in the regular season.