Schedule and 2022-23 Results:
Regular Season Records: Carolina 52-21-9=113pts, New York Islanders 42-31-9=93pts
Game 1 on Monday, 17 April: New York Islanders lose at Carolina, 2-goals-1
Game 2 on Wednesday, 19 April: New York Islanders lose at Carolina, 4-goals-3(OT)
Game 3 on Friday, 21 April: Carolina loses at New York Islanders, 5-goals-1
Game 4 on Sunday, 23 April: Carolina wins at New York Islanders, 5-goals-2
Game 5 on Tuesday, 25 April: New York Islanders win at Carolina, 3-goals-2
Game 6 on Friday, 28 April: Carolina wins at New York Islanders, 2-goals-1(OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Carolina Hurricanes visited and vanquished the New York Islanders 2-goals-1(OT) to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1520 victory. With the series 1520 win, the Carolina Hurricanes improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 14-8 overall and 7-3 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1520 loss, the New York Islanders see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 27-23 overall and 6-10 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Carolina Hurricanes in series 1520 was WWLWLW: Series 1520 thus becomes the eleventh NHL Preliminary-round series, the 25th NHL series (all rounds), and the 54th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1520 loss by the New York Islanders breaks a four-series winning streak in the best-of-7 NHL Preliminary round. The Carolina Hurricanes trailed the host New York Islanders by one goal as late as 9:23 into the third period of series 1520 Game 6, but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2022, inclusive, road teams down one goal as late as 9:23 into the third period had a game record of only 125-674 (.156) - the Carolina Hurricanes thus achieve a grade-B in-game comeback.

After Game 5: The New York Islanders visited and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-goals-2 to reduce the Carolina Hurricanes best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1520 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 9-1 and a Game 6 record of 5-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Islanders have a series record of 3-10 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 8-5. The sole series loss by the Carolina Hurricanes in the wake of a 3-games-2 lead occurred in the last such series by Carolina, in series 1494 to the New York Rangers in the 2022 NHL Quarterfinals.

After Game 4: The Carolina Hurricanes visited and defeated the New York Islanders 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1520 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 4-0 and a Game 5 record of 1-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Islanders have a series record of 2-13 (with an active eight-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 6-9. The series 1520 Game 4 victory by the Carolina Hurricanes ends their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 4 losing streak at six consecutive games.

After Game 3: The New York Islanders hosted and topped the Carolina Hurricanes 5-goals-1 to drop the Carolina Hurricanes best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1520 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 6-2 and a Game 4 record of 3-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Islanders have a series record of 6-14 and a Game 4 record of 10-10. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have an active six-Game 4 losing streak irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes.

After Game 2: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and bested the New York Islanders 4-goals-3(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1520 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 6-1 and a Game 3 record of 2-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Islanders have a series record of 3-10 (with an active seven-series losing streak) and a Game 3 record of 6-7. The sole series loss suffered by the Carolina Hurricanes in the wake of a 2-games-nil lead in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series occurred in series 1494, to the New York Rangers in seven games in the 2022 NHL Quarterfinals. The Carolina Hurricanes trailed the visiting New York Islanders by one goal as late as 12:18 into the third period but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2022, inclusive, home teams down one goal as late as 12:18 into the third period had a game record of only 109-560 (.163) - the Carolina Hurricanes thus achieve a grade-B in-game comeback.

After Game 1: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and defeated the New York Islanders 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1520 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 7-2 and a Game 2 record of 7-2 (with an active six-Game 2 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Islanders have a series record of 8-16 and a Game 2 record of 11-13.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2022-23 NHL regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes finished 20 points ahead of the New York Islanders. From 1939 through the 2022 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 20 regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 6-1 (.857) with an active five-series winning streak in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1520 is the 22nd best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Carolina Hurricanes, and the 50th for the New York Islanders. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have an all-rounds series record of 13-8, a Preliminary-round series record of 6-3, and a Game 1 record of 9-12, while the New York Islanders have an all-rounds series record of 27-22, a Preliminary-round series record of 6-9, and a Game 1 record of 25-24. Series 1520 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders in their only previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting, in four games in the 2019 NHL Quarterfinals round (in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1395).