National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 6, NY Islanders 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, February 11, 2013
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 9622

Hurricanes 6, Islanders 4:
Jiri Tlusty recorded two goals and two assists as visiting Carolina used a wild third period to take down New York.

Alexander Semin added a goal - the 200th of his career - and two assists and Tim Wallace, Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal also scored for the Hurricanes, who are 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Matt Moulson scored two power-play goals while Frans Nielsen and John Tavares also scored with the man advantage as New York suffered its fifth straight loss.

The Islanders led 3-2 after two periods but Semin grabbed a loose puck early in the third and fired a quick pass into the crease to Tlusty, who tapped it past Rick DiPietro to knot it 3-3. The Hurricanes caught a break 5:03 later, when Semin tried to make another centering past to Tlusty but instead shot the puck off New York defenseman Travis Hamonic’s back and past DiPietro for the go-ahead score.

Jay Harrison set up the Hurricanes’ third goal of the third period when he sent a wrist shot into the slot that Tlusty redirected between his legs and off Staal’s skate into the net. The Islanders’ outstanding power play helped cut it to 5-4, when Moulson deflected Visnovsky's blast from the right circle past Ward, but Tlusty added the empty-netter to put it away.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The last time the Islanders had four power-play goals was Feb. 14, 2008. The last time it happened in a losing effort was Oct. 14, 1978. … Cam Ward made 24 saves for Carolina while DiPietro stopped 25 shots for New York. … Hamonic was credited for an assist on Nielsen’s goal in the first period.
Top Game Performances
 
Carolina   NY Islanders
Jiri Tlusty 4 Points Matt Moulson 3
Jiri Tlusty 2 Goals Matt Moulson 2
Jiri Tlusty 2 Assists Lubomir Visnovsky 2
N/A Power Play Goals Matt Moulson 2
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Cam Ward .857 Save Percentage Rick DiPietro .833
Cam Ward 24 Saves Rick DiPietro 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Carolina 31 6 0-3 1-5 14 31
NY Islanders 28 4 4-5 3-3 8 34
Upcoming Games
  • NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Islanders have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .286 after a loss.
  • Carolina will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .800 after a loss.