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A weird Islanders season came to an end with a weird final goal that eliminated the Isles after six games, sending the Carolina Hurricanes to the second round for the fifth season in a row.Paul Stastny put the nail in the 2022-23 Islanders' coffin, six minutes into overtime, with a low-angle heave Ilya Sorokin thought was going wide.

Sebastian Aho scored his team-leading 32nd goal of the season with 2:26 remaining to rescue the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.Aho's goal came 32 seconds after Auston Matthews's second goal for Toronto tied the game.Teuvo Teravainen added an empty-net goal.

Game Wrap-ups
The NY Rangers had their winning streak snapped by the Carolina Hurricanes last night, blowing two leads in the third period to a 3-2 loss.The Canes controlled much of the play, but it was the Rangers holding a 1-0 lead heading into the third period.A scoring onslaught where the two teams traded goals over a 90 second span.

After a highly successful weekend, the Rangers took on the Metro-leading Carolina Hurricanes.The Canes have surrendered less goals that every team except Boston, so winning by a margin of six-plus was unlikely, but the Rangers did see Ryan Lindgren return to the lineup.First Period:
It took until the final three minutes of the first, but the Rangers drew first blood.

Missing their sweetheart Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals hosted the Carolina Hurricanes to a romantic evening of dating, discussion, and more.Brent Burns was our first scorer, threading through traffic to put the Canes up 1-0.TJ Oshie scored in the final minute of the first period, taking a great pass from call-up Joe Snively.

Bruins David Pastrnak also recorded his 600th career point on his record-setting tally.David Pastrnak joined some esteemed company on Sunday evening.The Bruins winger scored his 50th goal of the season just 4:43 into the first period of Sunday's matchup against the Hurricanes at PNC Arena, becoming just the sixth player in franchise history to light the lamp 50 or more times in a single campaign.

Just the Facts:
The Time: 5pm EST
The Place: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Place to Watch: NESN, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet West, SN360, TVAS
Place to Listen: 98.5 The Sports Hub
An Opposing Viewpoint: Canes Country
Know Your Enemy:


The Canes are taking up 2nd place overall in conference with 102 points, are 6-4-0 in their last ten, and just recently beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-3 result last night.

Welcome to the NHL, Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith!He might be in the NHL for real next weekend, too, but for now, it's last year's surprise hero Erik Källgren who has to step up.He survived a period last night that included a somewhat scary shift late.Can he get the win tonight against Frederik Andersen?

The Hurricanes beat the Leafs 5-3 in a game with a wild third period.Here's our goal GIF recap of the game:
Leafs Goals: 3
#1 Calle Jarnkrok: 18th goal of the season
From another angle.#2 Auston Matthews: 35th goal of the season
#3 Auston Matthews: 36th goal of the season (CONTROVERSIAL GOAL!)
Hurricanes Goals: 5
#1: Brent Burns
#2: I am not including this GIF as it's against my beliefs.

The Maple Leafs are looking to follow up a solid team victory in Florida with a second win over Carolina in the span of a week tonight in Raleigh (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet).Head to Head: Hurricanes vs. Maple Leafs
In the season-to-date statistics, the Leafs hold the advantage over the Hurricanes in three out of five offensive categories, but the Hurricanes hold the advantage over the Leafs in four out of five defensive categories.

From the San Jose Sharks' perspective, there was nowhere to go but up after they were throttled by the Vancouver Canucks earlier this week.Now as they return to San Jose, that's also true from an NHL standings standpoint.The Sharks had a one-goal lead in the second period Saturday but allowed three straight to the Calgary Flames in what became a 5-3 loss at the Saddledome, marking San Jose's ninth consecutive defeat as it ended a three-game road trip.

From the San Jose Sharks' perspective, there was nowhere to go but up after they were throttled by the Vancouver Canucks earlier this week.Now as they return to San Jose, that's also true from an NHL standings standpoint.The Sharks had a one-goal lead in the second period Saturday but allowed three straight to the Calgary Flames in what became a 5-3 loss at the Saddledome, marking San Jose's ninth straight defeat as it ended a three-game road trip.

San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn, a huge baseball fan, watched Team USA play Japan in the riveting final of the World Baseball Classic in Miami.Like millions of others, Quinn, whose family for years had Boston Red Sox season tickets, was glued to the television Tuesday night as pitcher Shohei Ohtani faced slugger Mike Trout in a matchup between baseball's two best players.

San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn, a huge baseball fan, watched Team USA play Japan in the riveting final of the World Baseball Classic in Miami.Like millions of others, Quinn, whose family for years had Boston Red Sox season tickets, was glued to the television Tuesday night as pitcher Shohei Ohtani faced slugger Mike Trout in a matchup between baseball's two best players.

SAN JOSE - Patrick Marleau will be immortalized Saturday when the No. 12 he wore for 17 of his 21 seasons with the Sharks is officially retired by the team and raised to the rafters at SAP Center.Marleau, though, doesn't want that to be the final chapter of his Sharks career, saying Thursday that he'd like to be a part of the franchise in the future in some capacity.

SAN JOSE - Patrick Marleau will be immortalized Saturday when the No. 12 he wore for 17 of his 21 seasons with the Sharks is officially retired by the team and raised to the rafters at SAP Center.Marleau, though, doesn't want that to be the final chapter of his Sharks career, saying Thursday that he'd like to be a part of the franchise in the future in some capacity.

After trading Timo Meier on Sunday, Sharks general manager Mike Grier said he didn't have any more deals on the front burner, and that includes anything regarding Erik Karlsson.Karlsson's name has been in trade rumors at various times this season as he's been on pace to have the most prolific year for any defenseman in Sharks history.

After trading Timo Meier on Sunday, Sharks general manager Mike Grier said he didn't have any more deals on the front burner, and that includes anything regarding Erik Karlsson.Karlsson's name has been in trade rumors at various times this season as he's been on pace to have the most prolific year for any defenseman in Sharks history.

The Maple Leafs have been running their first power play unit with five forwards in a couple of practices, and everyone is abuzz about this.They actually have tried it long before now at least once for a short period of time, but it wasn't noticed by many people.They used it for large chunks of two power plays against the Capitals.

STATS Record: 14-25-10Streak: L3Goals Leader: Timo Meier (28 G, 20 A)Assists Leader: Erik Karlsson (15 G, 49 A)Power Play: 20.0%Penalty Kill: 83.7%Goals For/60: 2.94Goals Against/60: 3.66Shots For/60: 29.09Shots Against/60: 30.38
LINES TBD
STATS Record: 30-9-8Streak: W3Goals Leader: Martin Necas (19 G, 23 A)Assists Leader: Brent Burns (8 G, 24 A)Power Play: 18.2%Penalty Kill: 81.0%Goals For/60: 3.16Goals Against/60: 2.59Shots For/60: 34.49Shots Against/60: 25.96
LINES TBD
How to Watch
Tonight's game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA and BSSO.

SAN JOSE - The morning of Jan. 17, 2022, wasn't anything out of the ordinary for San Jose Sharks winger Timo Meier."Just like a normal game," Meier said."Game days you kind of have your routine, (1 p.m.) games are a little different, obviously.But It's not like I woke up and there were birds on my window and the sun was shining."

SAN JOSE - The morning of Jan. 17, 2022, wasn't anything out of the ordinary for San Jose Sharks winger Timo Meier."Just like a normal game," Meier said."Game days you kind of have your routine, (1 p.m.) games are a little different, obviously.But It's not like I woke up and there were birds on my window and the sun was shining."

SAN JOSE - The morning of Jan. 17, 2022, wasn't anything out of the ordinary for San Jose Sharks winger Timo Meier."Just like a normal game," Meier said."Game days you kind of have your routine, (1 p.m.) games are a little different, obviously.But It's not like I woke up and there were birds on my window and the sun was shining."

SAN JOSE The morning of Jan. 17, 2022, wasn't anything out of the ordinary for San Jose Sharks winger Timo Meier.Just like a normal game, Meier said.Game days you kind of have your routine, (1 p.m.) games are a little different, obviously.But It's not like I woke up and there were birds on my window and the sun was shining.

One week from Christmas.The NHL is gifting us five games, with the earliest starting at 2 p.m. EST.You'll need to get your lineups in early, but that has been the norm on Sundays.Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS matchups.GOALIE Tristan Jarry, PIT at CAR ($34): Thanks to a great run of goaltending, Jarry has posted a 2.63 GAA and .921