It is Ilya Sorokin — of course it is Ilya Sorokin — who deserves much of the credit for this one, as the superstar goaltender finally made an imprint on the series to bail the Islanders out
during a lifeless first period, finish with 34 saves and help extend the season with an all-around brilliant performance.
The Islanders celebrate a goal by Brock Nelson as Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho lies on the ice during Game 5.Carolina’s Sebastian Aho cut a 3-1 Islanders lead to 3-2 with 9:32 to go in the third period, setting the stage for a late push in which the visitors had to hang on for their lives. Just over a minute after Aho scored, the Islanders’ Sebastian Aho held Derek Stepan on a scoring chance, setting up a gut-check penalty kill.
Thanks to some gutsy wall play from Scott Mayfield and Bo Horvat taking a high stick from Carolina’s Aho, the Islanders got through it. The Islanders’ Pierre Engvall, right, celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with Noah Dobson during Game 5.Carolina’s chances would come at six-on-five as well, with the Islanders frantically skating for over two minutes after Rod Brind’Amour emptied his net.
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