Rapid Recap: Hurricanes 3, Islanders 0

The New York Islanders were shut out by the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Saturday night at UBS Arena.
Paul Stastny, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes, while the Islanders were blanked for the third time this season.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 16 shots for the shutout. The Islanders' 16 shots on goal marked a season low.
The loss evened the season series between the teams at one game apiece. The Islanders have now lost four straight home games to the Hurricanes.

THE SCORING

First Period:
No Scoring.
Second Period:
7:06 - CAR 1, NYI 0 - Andrei Svechnikov passes the puck across the goal mouth to Paul Stastny, who shovels in his first goal of the season. Brady Skjei picks up the secondary assist.
Third Period:
4:05 - CAR 2, NYI 0 - Jesperi Kotkaniemi deflects a Brent Burns wrist shot off the ice and past Sorokin. Martin Necas picks up the secondary assist.
8:49 - CAR 3, NYI 0 - The Islanders get caught scrambling around the net and Jordan Staal is able to bury a feed from Jordan Martinook. Stefan Noesen picks up the secondary assist.

NOTEBOOK:

The Islanders last home win against Carolina came on Nov. 24, 2018 at Barclays Center... The Islanders' 16 shots were a season-low... The Islanders were outshot 31-16 on the night, recording only nine shots over the final 40 minutes after recording at least 32 shots in each of the past four games... The Islanders were out-attempted 77-39... Ryan Pulock played a team-high 23:00 TOI... Zach Parise had a team-high five hits... The Islanders blocked 28 shots... The Islanders debuted their Fisherman Reverse Retro jersey... Anthony Beauvillier missed Saturday's game. Hudson Fasching drew back into the lineup skating 14:05... Brock Nelson's seven-game point streak was snapped.

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Ilya Sorokin stopped 28 of 31 shots in the loss. Sorokin has now lost four straight starts.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 16 of 16 for his second career shutout.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders power play was 0-for-3 while the penalty kill was 2-for-2.

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

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NEXT GAME:

The Islanders head on a four-game road trip beginning on Tuesday night in Boston.