The New York Islanders turn to Ilya Sorokin in a must-win Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
After blowing a three-goal lead in Monday night’s Game 2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the New York Islanders hope to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole as the series shifts to Long Island Thursday with a new goaltender between the pipes. Veteran Ilya Sorokin replaces Semyon Varlamov in net for Game 3 of the best-of-seven series. Sorokin started 56 games in net for the Islanders this season, posting a team-high 25 wins with a 3.01 goals against average, having posted three wins in his last four starts with the only loss coming in overtime to the top seeded New York Rangers.
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Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis posted career-highs in goals and assists this season and has started off the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a goal and two assists in Monday’s comeback win. Jarvis, the 13th overall pick by Carolina in the 2020 NHL Draft, has nine goals and 12 assists in 31 career playoff games, with six of those points coming on the Hurricanes power play.
Winning Game 3 is crucial for the Islanders, as they hope to avoid falling behind 3-0 in the series. In the history of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, 206 teams have fallen into a 3-0 hole in a best-of-seven series and only four have come back to win the series.
Carolina has virtually built a second home in New York. Since Jan. 2019 the Hurricanes have won 11 of the last 12 meetings on the Islanders home ice.
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