GDT: ECQF: Game 1 - Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders, 5pm ET

[Ugene Magic]

Canes made up for a rough 2nd.

 

[RedRocking]

Few mins left before Leaf-Bruins fans crash the site. Wheee!!

 

[DaveG]

pretty far from an A game for the Canes, actually feel like there's a lot to prove in game 2 despite the result tonight. Only had 1 good period of hockey but it was thankfully the decisive one.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

I think the Isles were the better team for most of game 1, Freddy steals it however.

I thought it was even. I gave the Isles a very little chance but got to tip my cap after that, this is going to be a closer series than I thought

 

[dhfa]

I think you were watching a different game

yeah canes looked bad. isles couldnt finish and canes got a lucky bounce ending in a goal. that's hockey though. isles can hang with the canes but they have to finish if they stand any chance

 

[Chinaski89]

The guy who pulls his goalie with 8 minutes left in the third during regular season play doesn’t pull his goalie down 2 with a minute and thirty to go in the playoffs?

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Canes were at this camp a few days ago

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Isles were the better team, but ultimately the win is what actually matters.

If the Isles play the same in game 2, I think we'll come back home 1-1.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Dobson is average on the defensive side of the puck. Can’t believe he’s been mentioned in the Norris conversation.
Quick Lou, trade him to Colorado for two 2nds before the rest of the league find out.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

tough calls against the isles, great game otherwise.. im usually a fan of refs, but two of those calls are head shaking.

Why? Refs fall for almost every dive.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

30+ shots and I can only remember 1 being dangerous. Awesome gameplan!

 

[BusQuets]

Islanders forced Carolina to play how they wanted to for a good portion of the game. When Freddy robbed Dobson and Carolina went up 2-1 shortly after the game slipped away from them

Carolina is probably fine to play like this. They are fine with grinding it up 60 minutes and believe that their talent will win it. Worked in the game 1.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

The Isles played pretty much as well as you can expect them to play in this building.

Which is why they really needed this game. I don't expect the Canes to look that rusty moving forward.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

You aren't in trouble until you lose at home, so we shall see when game 3 rolls around.

Nah you're in trouble if you go down 0-2. The probability of coming back is historically not good.

 

[93gilmour93]

Carolina is probably fine to play like this. They are fine with grinding it up 60 minutes and beieve that their talent will win it. Worked in the game 1.

This isn't even close to Carolina's best game either today and they still won. Opportunity waisted for the Islanders and probably a good chance the Hurricanes go up 2-0 on home ice with a much better effort next game

 

[Nassau Revisited]

One would hope the refs are embarrassed after tonight and call a dive…jk

 

[Armourboy]

Nah you're in trouble if you go down 0-2. The probability of coming back is historically not good.

If you are on home ice then sure, but if you win the next two at home its an even series again and it turns into a best of 3. If you are the lower seed you gotta steal a game, but it just needs to be one. Now if you go down 0-2 on home ice its usually over unless you get into one of those odd series like Nashville had a couple of years ago where the home team lost every game.

 

[dhfa]

If you are on home ice then sure, but if you win the next two at home its an even series again and it turns into a best of 3. If you are the lower seed you gotta steal a game, but it just needs to be one. Now if you go down 0-2 on home ice its usually over unless you get into one of those odd series like Nashville had a couple of years ago where the home team lost every game.

I dunno. Lately home ice hasn't seemed to count for much in hockey at least

 

[EpochLink]

Still waiting for playoff Horvat

 

[Doshell Propivo]

The diving by the Hurricanes players was an embarrassment. They should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

The penalties were 3-2, with the Islanders getting called for a DOGPOG and two supposed "dives". Are Islanders fans suggesting the Islanders just shouldn't have been called for anything that entire game?

 

[IronCladCane]

Anderson >>>>>> Varlomov

Canes played one period of Canes hockey and still won by 2...

This series will be over quickly

The penalties were 3-2, with the Islanders getting called for a DOGPOG and two supposed "dives". Are Islanders fans suggesting the Islanders just shouldn't have been called for anything that entire game?

It was made up for by the fact the missed two penalties agaist Aho an egregious hook and an outright mugging of a roughing

 

[Borsig]

I mean I guess that makes up for the couple of blatant calls they missed too.

Andersen won carolina this game. Carolina also had 2 posts.

 

[StrmSurge]

Thought we looked dead in the water in the second. Getting outplayed and out-hustled. But nice adjustments by RBA for the 3rd.

Helluva game Mr. Andersen! Keep it up.

 

[LakeLivin]

To me it looks like their skates got caught up which is why Skjei went down the way he did. It's also Brady Skjei so I give him the benefit of the doubt. Could it have been called a trip instead? Maybe.

A tip of the cap to you! They showed it from a back angle at the first intermission and Lee's knee took out Skjei's right leg (unintentionally) right before he hooked him with his arm up high. That's why Skjei went down so easily, he was on one leg at the time. Probably 20 people on here screaming about a dive and you were the only one who interpreted the play correctly. If I didn't know better I'd think maybe you even reffed at one time, lol.

[Slavin did embellish on the slash, but making that slash nowhere near the play to even allow the ref a chance to make that call was pretty stupid]