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New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · Lenovo Center

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Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 6:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN+.

This is the third of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 2 of a road trip: Pittsburgh, now Carolina.

  1. 182027-01-18: vs NSH
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: vs BUF
  4. 212027-01-21: no game
  5. 222027-01-22: at WSH
  6. 232027-01-23: vs SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: at PIT
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at CAR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~328 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~657 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Ottawa and Montréal).

  1. 182027-01-18: no game
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: at FLA
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: vs ANA
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: at OTT
  9. 262027-01-26: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~722 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,510 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYICAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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