Kyle Palmieri’s late goal delivers Islanders’ low-scoring win over Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. — Kyle Palmieri scored with 14.1 seconds remaining in a wild final minute to lift the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

Ilya Sorokin needed only 19 saves to pick up the victory, though he was less than a minute away from matching a franchise record for shutouts in a season.

But Vincent Trocheck’s goal with 56.8 seconds to play tied it for Carolina.

Still, the Islanders won for the fifth time in their last six games — thanks to Palmieri’s clutch goal.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for New York, and Palmieri had an assist on that goal.

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A night after clinching a playoff spot for the fourth year in a row, the Hurricanes weren’t crisp at all on their way to losing for the third time in four games. Frederik Andersen made 19 saves.

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Islanders players celebrate during their win over the Hurricanes.
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Trocheck’s tying goal came after the Hurricanes pulled Andersen for an extra skater. Trocheck didn’t have a goal or assist in the previous five games.

Sorokin appeared for the first time in New York’s last six games, with his previous outing coming March 27. He wasn’t threatened during stretches by the Metropolitan Division’s highest-scoring team.

The Islanders won the battle for the puck behind the net before Matt Martin delivered a pass to Pageau, who put the puck in the upper part of the net at 8:24 of the second period. Pageau has five of his 15 goals this season in the last three games.

Ilya Sorokin defends the nets during the Islanders' win over the Hurricanes.
Ilya Sorokin defends the nets during the Islanders’ win over the Hurricanes.
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The Hurricanes managed only one shot on goal in the second period. They failed to generate a scoring chance on a power play late in the period.

Carolina’s Martin Necas had a first-period opportunity when Sorokin left an opening, but Necas’ shot on the power play bounced off the goalie’s pad.

This was the first meeting between the teams since Carolina won 6-3 at home to open the season.

source: nypost.com


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