NEW YORK -- Trevor van Riemsdyk broke a tie with 6:49 remaining in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes moved closer to the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with a 4-3 win against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center on Sunday.
Victor Rask and Jaccob Slavin each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes (31-30-11), who are nine points behind the New Jersey Devils for the second wild card with 10 games remaining. Scott Darling made 26 saves to help Carolina end a three-game losing streak.
Hurricanes defeat Islanders, close gap for wild card in East
Van Riemsdyk breaks tie in third period to help Carolina end three-game losing streak
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