It was two flashes of offense from the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night as the Canes took down the New York Islanders, 6-3, to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
BUILDING. WE WILL CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS. BACK TO YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. LENA. >> A BIG NIGHT IN CAIN'S COUNTRY TONIGHT, CAROLINA HURRICANES PUSHED PAST NEW YORK ISLANDERS ADVANCING TO AROUND 2 OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS AND OTHER BACK AND FORTH GAME. AARON THOMAS JOINS US LIVE FROM PNC ARENA. AARON. THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS TEAM AND ABOUT THE BUILDING WHERE THEY PLAY, WHICH IS BECOMING THE BEST TICKET IN SPORTS. >> THAT IS CORRECT. JARRED, OF WITH THEIR KNOW THAT THERE'S A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD HERE FOR PNC ARENA, THERE'S PLANS TO RENOVATE A SOMETIME AND SUMMER OF 2025. BUT THAT'S WHAT THESE FANS AND AS WE TALK ABOUT TONIGHT'S GAME, ALWAYS JOKE AND SAY THAT THEY CERTAINLY GOT THEIR MONEY'S WORTH WITH THE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE CANES AND THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS ACTUALLY WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO OF THE MOMENT THAT WE SAW THESE A CHAOTIC, CAREFUL PAIN SPILLING OUT OF PNC ARENA SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS GAME. OF COURSE, YOU HAD TO SCORE JUST THE FIRST. >> 5 MINUTES OF PLAY RIGHT AROUND THE SECOND PERIOD AND HAD A TIE GAME. THINGS GOT A BIT DICEY. THEN WE GET TO THE 3RD PERIOD CANES. THE ANSWER BACK WITH 2 DIFFERENT GOALS JUST FOR THE I 9 SECONDS OF EACH OTHER. OF COURSE, THIS GOT THE CROWD FIRED UP AND ULTIMATELY LED TO A WENT. MAYBE TELL US ABOUT THAT MOMENTUM. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE CROWD IS HIGH, HOW IT HELPS THE TEAM. >> AND FOR SARAH TURNS UP THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST A TEAM GOING TO GET SOME POMP TO ASSIST HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE, LIKE THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, ONCE HE GETS LOUD IN THERE, EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. >> OFTEN IT'S I MEAN, THE GUYS HAVE CONFIDENCE RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE PENSION. THEY'RE WELL, TODD TEAM. I MEAN, THAT THEY GOT ROBBED. >> THEY GOT ROBBED. AND SHE'S, OF COURSE, REFERRING TO ROD BRIND'AMOUR THE HEAD COACH WITH TONIGHT'S WIN. WE CAN CERTAINLY EXPECT BOTH THE TEAM AND THE FANS TO CAUSE CHAOS AND THE SECOND ROUND OF THE STANLEY