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  1. NHLHurricanes beat Islanders 5-3 as William Carrier scores the go-ahead goal in the third period.
  2. NHLBlackhawks visit Hurricanes tonight at 8 PM ET, looking to end a five-game losing streak.
  3. NHLTrevor Connelly scores with 1:42 left as the Golden Knights beat the Red Wings 2-1 in Detroit.
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Carolina Hurricanes header: the Raleigh skyline behind an arena, arena dark for an away game. Last game: Hurricanes 5 at Islanders 3, final.

W at Islanders · Thu, Nov 5 · Final

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CAR Svechnikov 1 G · Aho 2 A · Carrier 2 pts
NYI Schenn 1 G, 1 A, 2 pts

Record13–3–2

1st in the Metropolitan · 28 PTS

Next Sat, Nov 7 8:00 PM ET vs Blackhawks

No. 1 in the 30-second version

Hurricanes beat Islanders 5-3 as William Carrier scores the go-ahead goal in the third period.

Carrier scored with 5:08 left in regulation, after New York had tied the game at 3. Carolina, the reigning Stanley Cup champion, led 2-0 early and won for the fourth time in five games. The Islanders went 0-for-4 on the power play and lost their second straight game, and they also signed veteran defenseman Ben Hutton to a one-year contract.

Sources: NY Post Sports · SNY · Associated Press · Lighthouse Hockey

No. 2 in the 30-second version

Blackhawks visit Hurricanes tonight at 8 PM ET, looking to end a five-game losing streak.

Carolina is 13-3-2 and has won four of its last five, while Chicago is 4-12-1 after losing all five of its most recent games. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 23 points, and Connor Bedard leads Chicago with 12. Patrick Kane is out with an upper-body injury and Bowen Byram is on injured reserve for Chicago, while Jordan Staal is on injured reserve for Carolina with a calf injury. Carolina leads the season series 1-0.

Source: ESPN

Metropolitan standings

TeamGPWLOTPTS
Hurricanes18133228
Devils16115022
Rangers1797119
Capitals1486016
Islanders1576216
Blue Jackets1578014
Penguins1659212
Flyers18410412

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No. 3 in the 30-second version

Trevor Connelly scores with 1:42 left as the Golden Knights beat the Red Wings 2-1 in Detroit.

The Vegas Golden Knights secured another win with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena. Trevor Connelly scored the game-winning goal with 1:42 remaining in the third period. Carter Hart was phenomenal, stopping 25 of 26 shots for a .962 save percentage. Victor Olofsson returned to the lineup and went right back onto the top power-play unit, though the man-advantage did not convert. Olofsson had four goals and five points in four games before sustaining an injury in early October. He finished tonight’s game with an assist, a plus-one rating and three s

Sources: The Hockey News - Las Vegas Golden Knights · The Hockey News - Detroit Red Wings · Associated Press · Knights On Ice

From Thursday

Jesper Bratt scores in overtime as the Devils edge the Blues 5-4 after blowing a 4-1 lead.

Bratt scored on a breakaway from Dougie Hamilton in overtime. St. Louis scored three goals in 3:08 to tie it at 4, with Mason McTavish, Philip Broberg and Dalibor Dvorsky scoring. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 28 shots for New Jersey, which has won six straight at home, according to the AP.

Sources: SNY · The Hockey News - St. Louis Blues · Associated Press · All About The Jersey

From Thursday

Lightning beat Blackhawks 4-1 as Ilya Mikheyev scores twice against his former team.

Tampa Bay improved to 10-3-2 and is 8-0-0 at home, while Chicago is 4-12-1 overall and 0-7-1 on the road. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves for Tampa Bay, and Arvid Soderblom stopped 31 shots for Chicago. Roman Kantserov's goal, his eighth of the season, came with 49 seconds left and extended his point streak to seven games.

Sources: The Hockey News - Chicago Blackhawks · Associated Press · Second City Hockey · Raw Charge

Rangers beat Flyers 3-2 after Philadelphia blew a 2-1 third-period lead.

Pavel Dorofeyev tied the game on a power play after Denver Barkey took a slashing penalty, and Tye Kartye scored the winner on a breakaway. According to The Hockey News, the Flyers have won only four of their first 18 games. According to Broad Street Hockey, a fan blog, coach Rick Tocchet called the collapse inexcusable.

Sources: The Hockey News - Philadelphia Flyers · NBC Sports Philadelphia · Broad Street Hockey

From Thursday

Cole Caufield's overtime goal lifts Canadiens over Mammoth 5-4 in Montreal.

Logan Cooley recorded his second hat trick of the season, and AP reports he became the fastest active player to reach five career hat tricks. Nick Suzuki returned from a six-game absence with a goal and two assists for Montreal. Montreal had blown a 4-0 lead to Winnipeg on Tuesday, which AP calls the latest four-goal comeback in NHL history.

Sources: The Hockey News - Utah Hockey Club · Associated Press · Habs Eyes on the Prize

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