The Islanders are back in the postseason after a one-year absence. If we don't do it, then it's going to be not a success.” “Obviously we haven't won it, that's the goal,” veteran forward Jordan Martinook said. They've lost the past two years in the second round despite having home-ice advantage. Yet since reaching the Eastern Conference finals in 2019 - which included a second-round sweep of the Islanders - the Hurricanes haven't won more than one series in each postseason. They finished third in the league standings in each of the past two seasons, and were second to Boston this season. There's been relatively little to criticize in Carolina's five-year playoff run, the first since the former Hartford Whalers relocated to North Carolina in 1997. I think that’s everyone’s kind of mindset in this group, that we have a group to go deep and a group that wants to make some noise.” “We’re not looking to just make it past the first or second round, or just have a little bit of success,” Carolina forward Seth Jarvis said. Game 1 of the best-of-7 series is Monday night in Raleigh. But they're again working to turn a strong regular-season run into the deep postseason push that has eluded them of late, starting with a first-round series against the New York Islanders. They've established themselves as perennial playoff team, one that has claimed three straight division titles. The Islanders are returning to the postseason after a one-year absence.A question remains over the Hurricanes' goalkeeper, and a starter hasn't been named.
Since reaching the Eastern Conference finals in 2019, Carolina hasn't won more than one series in each postseason.Game 1 of the best-of-7 series between the Hurricanes and the Islanders is Monday in Raleigh.
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