Pandemonium at PNC...
In need of two goals to start the third, the Canes picked up right where they left off before the intermission.
Limiting the Islanders to just one shot in the period, as things progressed, the home side was able to make it a one-goal game.
With 9:17 on the clock, Seth Jarvis unleashed a perfectly placed shot over a sliding defender, beating Varlamov and pumping more life into the PNC Arena crowd.
The Canes kept the pedal to the medal, but it came all the way down to the final three minutes for them to get the equalizer.
Following a timeout, Andersen remained on the bench for Carolina and they got to work with the extra attacker on.
Jarvis, given time and space put one on a platter for Andrei Svechnikov, who wound up and put a blast on net. However, instead of being on target, it caught Sebastian Aho at the far post and redirected in.
Looking like they had forced overtime, the Canes could've taken the time to catch their breath for the final 2:15.
That was the furthest thing from what transpired.
Off the following faceoff it took just nine seconds for Carolina to get another puck deep, and for Jordan Martinook to net the game-winning goal.
The home crowd erupted as their team had secured a 2-0 series lead.
Jake Guentzel closed out the scoring with an empty net goal, and following a few misconducts for each side to end it, the Canes walked away with a 5-3 victory.
