Hurricanes thrive on power play to tackle Islanders

Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen scored on power plays, and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to defeat the New York Islanders 2-1 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta made 25 saves. His rejection of Brock Nelson's shot with 33 seconds to play and his denial of Bo Horvat in the waning moments helped seal the outcome.

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