Trying to watch the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders in Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs First Round? Tune in to Bally Sports on Saturday at 5:00 PM ET.
Hurricanes vs. Islanders Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Hurricanes and Islanders Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Hurricanes Insights
- The Hurricanes’ 277 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the eighth-best scoring team in the league.
- The Hurricanes have given up 211 total goals (2.6 per game), the fourth-fewest in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (+66) makes them second-best in the league.
- The 67 power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 249 power-play chances.
- The Hurricanes have the league’s second-best power-play conversion rate (26.91%).
- The 11 shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank fourth among NHL squads.
- The Hurricanes kill 86.43% of opponent power plays, the top penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Hurricanes win 52.6% of their faceoffs to rank sixth in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes have a 10.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 15th in the league.
- The Hurricanes have shut out opponents eight times this season. As a team, they are averaging 14.1 hits and 11.4 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Carolina, Sebastian Aho has recorded 89 points.
- Having scored 30 goals and adding 47 assists, Jake Guentzel is a strong contributor for Carolina through 67 games.
- On 177 shots (for 33 goals) and 34 assists, Seth Jarvis has recorded 67 points this season.
- As Carolina’s top goalie, Pyotr Kochetkov has recorded 23 wins and 13 losses this season while giving up 92 goals with 939 saves.
Hurricanes Injuries
Jesper Fast: Upper Body (Questionable)
Islanders Insights
- The Islanders’ 245 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank them 22nd in the NHL.
- The Islanders’ total of 258 goals given up (3.2 per game) is 18th in the league.
- They have the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -13.
- The Islanders have 47 power-play goals (on 231 chances), 20th in the NHL.
- The Islanders have the league’s 19th-ranked power-play percentage (20.35).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Islanders have 10.
- At 71.49, the Islanders have the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Islanders win 51.3% of faceoffs, 11th-ranked in the NHL.
- The 9.9% shooting percentage of the Islanders is 19th in the league.
- This season, the Islanders have shut out their opponents five times.
Islanders Key Players
- Mathew Barzal has put up 80 points (one per game) for New York, with 23 goals and 57 assists in 80 games (playing 19:38 per game).
- Noah Dobson is one of the top contributors for New York with 70 total points (0.9 per game), with 11 goals and 59 assists in 79 games.
- Brock Nelson’s 33 goals and 35 assists add up to 68 points this season.
- Ilya Sorokin has a .908 save percentage (25th in the league), with 1658 total saves, conceding 167 goals (3.0 goals against average). He has put up a 25-19-12 record this season.
Islanders Injuries
Scott Mayfield: Lower Body (Out For Season), Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Lower Body (Questionable)
