Islanders react to missed high...

In comparison to their performance against the Carolina Hurricanes in game one of the series, the Islanders fared significantly better in Game 2 on Wednesday.

But what appeared to be a genuine chance for the Islanders to even the series at 1-1 before returning home was shattered when a contentious non-call in overtime resulted in a 4-3 loss and a 0-2 deficit in the series.

Jordan Martinook of Carolina seemed to slap Scott Mayfield in the face with his stick early in the extra period. In response to the stick, Mayfield threw himself face-first onto the ice. While seeing the situation, the officials chose not to declare a foul. With an odd-man rush, Carolina profited and ended the Islanders' chances.

Coach Lane Lambert responded with a simple "Yeah" when asked whether it was "bothersome" that the call was missed after the game and stated neither the league nor the referees had provided an explanation.

"You guys watched the game," Zach Parise stated following the contest. You noticed. I have no reason to remark on it.

The action went unnoticed by many on the team, including Brock Nelson, whose goal gave the Islanders the lead in the third period.

"I didn't have a good angle on that odd-man rush," he said. "At this point, it doesn't matter if I saw it."

In just four NHL playoff games, Game 2, one club had five or more power plays while the other had none. When asked if he had ever participated in a game with such a large penalty disparity, Lambert took a moment before responding, "Probably, but none immediately come to mind." Lambert is the first-year Islander coach.

The Islanders believed that Game 2's performance had a lot of positive aspects despite the foul differential. One was their penalty kill, which in six tries allowed just one goal. Their offensive was the second. The Islanders, who only managed to score one goal in Game 1, were able to reclaim the lead due to goals from Kyle Palmieri and Mathew Barzal in the second period.

Parise stated, "We played well enough to win, and we'll move on and try to get the third one. "You focus on the positives. We were in control of the vehicle. We had a decent chance of winning the game. It didn't happen, but if you consider the entire game, I believe we will leave there thinking to ourselves that we accomplished a lot of really excellent things and only made a few unlucky goals. That is the distinction.

Game 3 and Game 4 will now be played at UBS Arena on Long Island by the Islanders against the Hurricane, beginning on Friday.