Carolina strikes twice, Bussi stays perfect through the first

Carolina takes a 2-0 lead into the first intermission, with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Logan Stankoven each scoring once; neither goal was on the power play. Jordan Martinook, Jalen Chatfield, K’Andre Miller and Jackson Blake each have an assist, while Kotkaniemi is +1 with two hits and one shot on goal. New York has 10 shots to Carolina’s 8, but the Hurricanes have blocked 10 shots to the Islanders’ 2; Anthony Duclair and Victor Eklund lead New York with two shots apiece. Semyon Varlamov has 6 saves on 8 shots against (.750), while Brandon Bussi has stopped all 10 shots against him (1.000).