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William Carrier's late goal lifts the Hurricanes past the Islanders 5-3
William Carrier scored his first goal of the season late in the third as Carolina beat the New York Islanders 5-3 at UBS Arena for a fifth win in six.
Carolina found another late push on Long Island.
William Carrier scored his first goal of the season at 14:52 of the third period to lift the Hurricanes to a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Thursday at UBS Arena.
Andrei Svechnikov and Jalen Chatfield each had a goal and an assist. Carolina improved to 13-3-2 with a fifth win in six.
Bounce in front of the net
Carrier shoveled a rebound past Semyon Varlamov after Andrei Svechnikov's initial shot. Chatfield added an empty-netter at 19:09.
"That's the way we're trying to play" Carrier said. "You got to get greedy in front of the net. That's a good time for my first goal of the season."
Islanders climb back then fall
Logan Stankoven and Jesperi Kotkaniemi staked Carolina to a 2-0 lead in the first. New York tied it twice behind Mitchell Chaffee, Brayden Schenn and Victor Eklund before Svechnikov restored the lead in the second.
Jackson Blake extended his career-high point streak to eight games. Brandon Bussi made 24 saves. Taylor Hall returned after missing nine games with upper-body injuries.
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