Carrier's late goal lifts Hurricanes past Islanders 5-3
William Carrier broke a 3–3 tie with 5:08 remaining, and Brandon Bussi made 24 saves in Carolina’s win at UBS Arena.
William Carrier scored his first goal of the season with 5:08 left in regulation to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 5–3 win over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday.
Carrier put Carolina ahead 4–3 when he got to a rebound near the crease and lifted it in on his backhand. Jalen Chatfield scored into the empty net at 19:09.
Carrier, Chatfield and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist for Carolina (13–3–2), which has won five of its past six games. Sebastian Aho had two assists, and Brandon Bussi stopped 24 shots.
The Hurricanes scored twice before the game was four minutes old. Logan Stankoven opened the scoring 57 seconds in off a pass from Jackson Blake, who extended his point streak to a career-high eight games. Jesperi Kotkaniemi made it 2–0 at 3:20.
Mitchell Chaffee and Brayden Schenn scored just over two minutes apart early in the second to draw the Islanders level. Svechnikov put Carolina back ahead at 6:44, but Victor Eklund made it 3–3 at 17:13. Eklund and Schenn each finished with a goal and an assist for New York (7–6–2). Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves.
