Stefan Noesen grabbed a loose puck atop the crease and pushed it past Semyon Varlamov early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 3-1 to open their NHL playoff series.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Nothing came easily for the Carolina Hurricanes to start the NHL playoffs.Stefan Noesen scored the go-ahead goal early in the third while Frederik Andersen had a huge night in net to help the Hurricanes push past the New York Islanders 3-1 on Saturday to open their first-round series.Andersen had 34 saves, including a huge one from essentially on his side while down in the crease early in the third period.
Andersen said he just 'tried to come up with something, get close to the puck and get something on it.' It was a moment that stood out to Islanders coach Patrick Roy, too.'Encouraged because I thought we played a really solid game,' Roy said. 'We did a lot of good things out there, it was a hard-fought game but we had our chances. And frustrated because we had our chances.
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