NEW YORK — Jordan Staal got the Carolina Hurricanes off to a winning start in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Staal scored 4:04 into overtime to give the Hurricanes a 1-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night in the series opener. “I had a little room to kind of get a quick-as-I-could shot off,” Staal said about his first career playoff overtime goal. The Hurricanes have now won five of six since losing the first two against Washington. “That was our biggest goal for this game, after that big emotion and happiness,” Carolina’s Sebastian Aho said.

Source: National Post April 27, 2019 02:26 UTC