Hurricanes 5, Islanders 3

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night at UBS Arena, improving their season record to 13-3-2. Logan Stankoven and Jesperi Kotkaniemi built an early 2-0 lead before New York tied the game. After Andrei Svechnikov and the Islanders traded goals to make it 3-3, Will Carrier scored the decisive goal late in the third period, and Jalen Chatfield sealed the win with an empty-netter.

Goaltender Brandon Bussi stopped 24 of 27 shots to earn his third victory of the season as Carolina outshot New York 39-27. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour noted the team was not at its best, but the Hurricanes secured the win ahead of their upcoming home matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks.