The New York Islanders are set to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Islanders enter the postseason as the third seed in the Metropolitan Division and will go head-to-head with the second place Carolina Hurricanes. This marks the second consecutive year the teams have met in the postseason and not only is it a rematch of last year's playoffs, but there's an added animosity of division rivalry.
Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat are tied for the team lead of 33 goals, while Mathew Barzal leads in points with 80. Noah Dobson racked up the most assists (70).
For the Hurricanes, Sebastian Aho is atop the leaderboard in goals (36) and points (89), while Seth Jarvis leads the team with 13 power-play goals.
This is the third playoff meeting between the Islanders and Hurricanes. Carolina has won each of the previous two meetings, 4-0 in 2019 and 4-2 in 2023.
The Isles and Canes played four times in the regular season and the Isles went 2-1-1.
A season series schedule will be released at a later date. Find out more on how to secure playoff tickets here.
