Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · UBS Arena

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2–1

Final

SOG 21–30

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FDSNSO · MSGSN

Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at UBS Arena. The Islanders outshot the Hurricanes 30-21.

Goals came from Nikolaj Ehlers, Bo Horvat and Mark Jankowski.

Brandon Bussi made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win; David Rittich stopped 19 of 21.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	1	0	1	2	21
NYI	0	1	0	1	30

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Nikolaj Ehlers (26)Felix Unger Sorum (1), Logan Stankoven (23)1–003:05 CAR

2nd period

Bo Horvat (31)Mathew Barzal (53), Victor Eklund (1)Deslauriers 1:26 into shift1–113:14 NYI

3rd period

Mark Jankowski (11)Joel Nystrom (9), Alexander Nikishin (22)Horvat 1:17 into shift2–114:38 CAR

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:26

1–1 · 2nd 13:14 · Horvat. Deslauriers was 1:26 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCAR on iceNYI on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CAR

1st 3:05 · Ehlers

Pelech 0:49

NormalPelech 0:49

1–1 NYI

2nd 13:14 · Horvat

Long shift: Deslauriers 1:26

Long shiftDeslauriers 1:26

2–1 CAR

3rd 14:38 · Jankowski

Long shift: Horvat 1:17

Long shiftHorvat 1:17

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CARNYI

21Shots on goal30

50%Faceoff %50%

0/1Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes2

11Hits10

17Blocked shots7

16Giveaways22

3Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 11:41Eric Robinson · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 03:50Adam Pelech · cross checking2 min
3rd 06:19Mike Reilly · hooking2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

22Logan StankovenC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	38	12:51
27Nikolaj EhlersL	1	0	1	+1	5	0	0	0	–	15:02
36Felix Unger SorumR	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	–	14:35
77Mark JankowskiL	1	0	1	+1	1	1	3	0	56	17:34
21Alexander NikishinD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	–	23:40
64Joel NystromD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	–	15:51
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	10:40
29Bradly NadeauL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	16:40
44Nicolas DeslauriersL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	11:28
48Jordan MartinookL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50	18:44
50Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	2	–	14:07
53Jackson BlakeR	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	–	12:58
76Skyler Brind'AmourC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	50	15:41
82Jesperi KotkaniemiC	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	56	17:29
4Shayne GostisbehereD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	19:17
6Mike ReillyD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	–	22:10
62Charles Alexis LegaultD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	22:01
91Ronan SeeleyD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	15:12

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Brandon BussiG	W	30	29	1	.967	60:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

13Mathew BarzalC	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0	0	25	19:55
14Bo HorvatC	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	33	20:18
73Victor EklundR	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	15:30
10Brayden SchennC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	73	19:09
27Anders LeeL	0	0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	–	16:31
43Liam FoudyC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	11:17
44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	56	14:56
51Emil HeinemanL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	15:47
53Casey CizikasC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	67	12:25
64Calum RitchieC	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	–	15:55
81Ondrej PalatL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:48
92Simon HolmstromR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	16:37
3Adam PelechD	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	–	17:30
4Carson SoucyD	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	–	15:44
24Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	17:45
36Isaiah GeorgeD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	16:33
48Matthew SchaeferD	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	–	24:13
77Tony DeAngeloD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	19:38

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG		0	0	0	–	00:00
33David RittichG	L	21	19	2	.905	56:29