![Mike Reilly #2 and Simon Holmstrom #10 of the New York Islanders play the puck and defend against Stefan Noesen #23 and Evgeny Kuznetsov #92 of the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period in Game Five of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoff](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/01/4cc0c388-b50c-441e-90c4-0a0c063405f5/thumbnail/640x360/38b0b3374996ab285041e0244b231af8/gettyimages-2150897200.jpg?v=57e8061b2038d609da26e467de5ddfb8#)
Hurricanes beat Islanders to clinch NHL playoff 1st-round series
Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen cleaned up a fluky puck bounce off the boards for another 8 seconds later as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night.