Rod Brind’Amour didn’t leave much to interpretation on Friday night.
“The power play cost us the game,” the Hurricanes head coach said after his team lost Game 3 of its first-round playoff seriesSince Carolina scored on its first two power plays of the series, the Islanders have killed off 11 of the ensuing 12 penalties, the one exception being a fluky own-goal that took a bad bounce off Sebastian Aho’s stick during Game 2.
The penalty kill has been a strength all season for the Islanders, who ranked ninth in the league at four-on-five. After an initial blemish in Game 1, they’ve turned it into a strength in this first-round series.“I didn’t even think we were that bad in Game 1,” Adam Pelech said. “The first goal happened quick and then the second one was a tip. We definitely made some small adjustments and we’ve been doing better.
“It’s not letting it run your sets,” Brind’Amour told reporters. “We just take the first chance we can and put it to the net. But we’re trying to run a set and that’s why [it looks like] we’re not on the same page there.
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