Hello there, New York Islander fans! Your favorite sports reporter is coming to you live from PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the New York Islanders try to build their momentum from last night’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 at the Wells Fargo Center. The Islanders come into tonight’s action with a record of 4-4-1, which puts them in 6thplace in the Metropolitan division for the moment. On the other hand, the Carolina Hurricanes are in 2ndplace for the division with a record of 6-3-1 and 13 points over 10 games. Coming into tonight’s action, the Islanders have found what looks to be their #1 goaltender in Robin Lehner. Robin Lehner comes in with a record of 3-2. On the offensive side for the New York Islanders, Anders Lee is coming off a 4 point game last night with a goal and 3 assists in last night’s 6-1 demolition of the Flyers.
Now let’s talk about The Hurricanes. The Hurricanes are one of the surprise teams in the NHL, getting off to a hot start this season. The Hurricanes are one of the youngest teams in the NHL, along with the Islanders, with an average age of 21 to 27. A new coach and former Stanley Cup champion with Carolina in 2006, Rod Brind’Amour, looks to lead this up and coming team to the playoffs. I believe that both the Islanders and the Hurricanes have a bright future ahead of them with young stars such as Justin Faulk and Sebastian Aho for the Hurricanes and Matt Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier for the Islanders. The goaltending matchup for tonight’s game in North Carolina is Thomas Greiss for the Islanders vs. Scott Darling for the Hurricanes, though Darling has not yet been confirmed. I wouldn’t be surprised if the young kids come through again and lead the Islanders to a second win. Hopefully the Islanders can come away with another win on this 3 game road trip to close out the month of October. You can catch all of tonight’s action starting at 4:30pm with New York Islanders game night leading up to the Isles game at 5pm on MSG+.
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