Game Preview: Islanders at Hurricanes

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (3-4-0) AT CAROLINA HURRICANES (4-1-1)
7 PM | PNC ARENA
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The New York Islanders head south to take on the Carolina Hurricanes Friday night.
The Islanders (3-4-0) are fresh off a 3-0 shutout win over the New York Rangers, snapping a three-game losing streak. Ilya Sorokin looked dominant in a 41-save performance, the fourth most saves he's made in a game in his NHL career. Kyle Palmieri scored two goals and Josh Bailey scored his first of the season.

"I thought when the momentum shifted in the game for us was when we started to get pucks in deep and we started to use our forecheck," Head Coach Lane Lambert said. "When we're able to do that, then it translates into opportunities and our defensemen get involved, shots and net-front presence."
The game will be the 1000th NHL game for Josh Bailey, the Islanders' longest-tenured active player and the third longest tenured player in franchise history. Bailey joins Bryan Trottier (1,123) and Denis Potvin (1,060) as the only players to play
The Hurricanes are coming off a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, but prior to that lost to both the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, all on the road. This is the Hurricanes' second home game of the season after their opener.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• Josh Bailey will play his 1000th NHL game, becoming just the third player in franchise history to play 1000 games as an Islander. Bailey was drafted in the first round by the Islanders in 2008, and has played exclusively for the Islanders since his NHL debut. He has scored 556 points (177G, 379A) in his 999 games, eighth-most in franchise history.
  - Kyle Palmieri scored his first goals of the season against the Rangers on Wednesday. Palmieri's first goal in the second period was the game-winner in the 3-0 shutout.
  - Adam Pelech had two primary assists in Wednesday's win over the Rangers. The two assists bring Pelech's season total to four points (4A) in seven games this season, second on the team in defensive scoring behind Noah Dobson.
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  - Sorokin's shutout was the 11th of his career in only 79 games. Sorokin is 2-3-0 this season with a 2.26 GAA, a .931 SV% and one shutout.
  - The Islanders remain perfect on the penalty kill after three successful kills against the Rangers, one of just two teams in the NHL that have yet to concede a power play goal this year. The penalty kill is now 25-for-25 on the season.
  - With an assist on Wednesday against the Rangers, Mathew Barzal tied Anders Lee for the team lead in scoring with seven points. All of Barzal's points so far have come on assists.

HURRICANES NOTES:

• Andrei Svechnikov has started hot for the Hurricanes, with seven goals in six games so far, including his first career regular season hat trick in the NHL coming on Oct. 20 against the Edmonton Oilers. Svechnikov is tied for the team lead with nine points (7G, 2A) with Sebastian Aho.
  - The Hurricanes returned both pieces of their William M. Jennings Trophy-winning goalie tandem, Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta. Andersen has posted a .913 save percentage and a 2.26 GAA in four starts this year. Raanta posted a .922 save percentage and 1.93 GAA in his two starts so far this year.
  - The Hurricanes acquired Brent Burns in a trade in the offseason from the San Jose Sharks. Burns had 54 points (10G, 44A) for the Sharks last year, and has four points (4A) in six games for the Hurricanes so far this season.
  - Martin Nečas is off to a hot start, with eight points (3G, 5A) in six games. Nečas, the Hurricanes' 2017 first round pick, scored 40 points (14G, 26A) in 78 games last year and was re-signed to a two-year contract last offseason.
  - Former Islander Calvin de Haan signed a one-year deal to return to the Hurricanes in the offseason. de Haan played the first five seasons of his career with the Islanders, from 2013-18, and played the 2018-19 season with Carolina. de Haan has one goal in four games so far this year.