The bad news they lost one of their top players for the playoffs in
Teuvo Teravainen. As Teravainen sustained an injury due to an unpenalized slash by New York Islanders forward,
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, during a Hurricanes power play in the third period of Game 2. However, despite this setback, the Hurricanes managed to win the game 4-3 in overtime, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.