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04/22 21:32 CDT Aho, Martinook cap Hurricanes' late rally to beat the Islanders
for a 2-0 playoff series lead
Aho, Martinook cap Hurricanes' late rally to beat the Islanders for a 2-0
playoff series lead
By AARON BEARD
AP Sports Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) --- Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored 9 seconds
apart late in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes complete a
comeback from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Monday
night, taking a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series in improbable
fashion.
Aho struck first by redirecting Andrei Svechnikov's shot at the right post
behind Semyon Varlamov with 2:15 remaining to tie the game at 3. After an
Islanders giveaway on the ensuing faceoff, Martinook raced down to beat Noah
Dobson to the puck along the boards and then pushed it toward the same post
from behind the net.
The puck banged off Varlamov's left skate and slipped into the net for the 4-3
lead with 2:06 to go, sending the Hurricanes players mobbing a jumping
Martinook amid a roof-blowing roar from a shocked home crowd.
Jake Guentzel added an empty-net score in the final minute to seal this one,
which ended with frustrations flaring for the Islanders, several scrums between
the teams and multiple players taking early walks to the locker room.
The series shifts north for the next two games, with Game 3 set for Thursday
night.
Kyle Palmieri, Bo Horvat and Anders Lee scored as the New York Islanders built
a 3-0 lead early in the second period.
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