There was no complaining from Devon Toews that the puck he kicked into the goal didn’t count, even though it would have been monumental for his Islanders.
Hanging on to a 1-0 lead with 14 seconds left in the second period, the swift-skating defenseman had a backhand shot stopped by Carolina goalie Curtis McElhinney, and as the rebound came back to Toews below the goal line, he ended up kicking it under McElhinney’s pad and in. The call on the ice was no goal, and it stood after a short review.
The Islanders would then give up two goals in the opening 65 seconds of the third period and lose, 2-1, going to Carolina for Game 3 of this second-round playoff series on Wednesday night down 2-0 in the best-of-seven contest.