The Islanders lost 6-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday in the first round of the 2024 NHL playoffs, ending New York's season.

Give the New York Rangers credit for managing a business-like, first-round victory that got them to the second round.

The Rangers finished off a sweep of the Washington Capitals with a 4-2 victory in Game 4 of their first-round series Sunday night at Capital One Arena.

Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round playoff series.

Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round playoff series.

For all the talk about the Rangers’ sharp penalty kill, goaltender Igor Shesterkin was the biggest player in the Rangers’ 3-1 victory in Game 3 in Washington on Friday night

Igor Shesterkin made multiple marvelous saves after giving up an early soft goal and the Rangers’ special teams squashed the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win to take a 3-0 series lead.

Igor Shesterkin made multiple marvelous saves after giving up an early soft goal and the Rangers’ special teams squashed the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win to take a 3-0 series lead.

Defensemen Brent Burns and Dmitry Orlov got Carolina off to a fast start and the Hurricanes held on to beat the Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series

The way Mika Zibanejad has played and how the Rangers have limited Alex Ovechkin are big reasons New York has a 2-0 series lead against the Capitals.