The New York Islanders kept their season alive with a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Five on Tuesday night, forcing a Game Six on Friday night at UBS Arena. The Isles still trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.
Pierre Engvall (1G, 1A), Brock Nelson (1G, 1A) and Mathew Barzal scored for the Islanders to pick up their first road win of the series at PNC Arena. Paul Stastny and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes.
Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves in his fifth straight start in the playoffs, while Antti Raanta made 19 saves, also in net for the entirety of the series so far.
Rapid Recap: Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2
The Islanders force a Game Six after winning Game Five in Raleigh