Hurricanes stage third-period rally to top Islanders, take commanding 2-0 series lead
Published in Hockey
RALEIGH, N.C. — There are comeback wins in hockey and then there are great comeback wins.
The Carolina Hurricanes had a great one Monday in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup series against the New York Islanders, erupting for four goals late in the third period for a 5-3 win and a 2-0 lead in the series.
After pulling goalie Frederik Andersen for an extra attacker, the Canes tied the score 3-3 on Sebastian Aho’s tap-in with 2:15 left in regulation.
Not done, the Canes then took a 4-3 lead nine seconds later. Jordan Martinook knocked defenseman Noah Dobson off the puck behind the Isles net, grabbed the puck and stuffed it past goalie Semyon Varlamov.
When Jake Guentzel scored an empty-net goal with 56 seconds remaining, it was 5-3 and another victory sealed.
The series now shifts to Long Island for Games 3 and 4. Game 3 is Thursday.
After the Islanders scored the first three goals of the game, the Canes made it 3-1 after the second period, and pulled within a goal on a Seth Jarvis score midway through the third — the first of four goals in the period.
Injury update
Canes defenseman Brett Pesce left the game in the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return.
Andersen back in net
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