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Suddenly trailing by two goals, the Hurricanes pulled Raanta, but Mayfield scored a long-distance empty-net goal 1:18 after Martin’s tally. With Raanta back in the net, Lee set the new record on his first goal of the series with 1:33 left in the game, whipping the Islanders’ fans into a frenzy in the first NHL playoff game ever held at UBS Arena.
“It was pretty awesome. I didn’t think that anything would be like the (Nassau) Coliseum was, but it was damn close,” Martin said of UBS Arena, which opened last season. “Obviously our fans bring so much energy for us and really helped us tilt the ice, especially in the third period.”
For the Hurricanes, it’s been a different offensive story. It was the second game in the series in which Carolina failed to score an even-strength goal. But in Game 3, it was the Hurricanes’ power play that cost them, going 0-for-4 against the Islanders — the first game in the series in which the Carolina power play failed to score.
“The power play cost us the game. That was clear,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
