Carolina Hurricanes off to best start in franchise history a

Posted by seestyle on August 4th, 2022

The Carolina Hurricanes can lay claim to the top spot in the NHL after their 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night. They lead Randy Moss Jerseys the league with 10 points thanks to a 5-0-0 start.

This is thefirst time in franchise history the team has the previous season-opening win streak was set in 1995-96, when the teamplayedin Hartford as the Whalers.

The hot start represents furtherimprovement on the Hurricanes' late-seasonsucce s in 2018-19. The team made the Matt Light Jerseys playoffs for the first time in a decade and introduced .

Here's a breakdown of all five of Carolina's goals against the Islanders thatearned for the moment the franchise's place atop the league:

First goal: Teuvo Teravainen

The Hurricanes scored the game's first goal Friday when Teravainenand Dougie Hamilton charged down the ice in a two-on-one. When Islanders defender Ryan Pulock went down on all fours to block a pa s acro s the crease, Hamilton went around him and slipped the puck to No. 86, who tapped it in.

Dougie with the hesitation, New England Patriots Jackets Teuvo with the tap-in. So good.

Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) Second goal: Brett Pesce

Pesce managed to get off a shot in tight space after a set-up pa s by Andrei Svechnikov, and the puck slipped through Islanders goalie Thomas Grei s' pads.

Svech + Pesce = 2-1 lead

Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) Third goal: Erik Haula

Haula, who joined the Hurricanes from Vegas in Jim Plunkett Jerseys the offseason, skated directly at Grei sfrom a bad angle and then shifted to his left, catching defenseman Adam Pelechoff-guard. Haula found room to snap the puck home for his fourth goal of the season.

He just loves to score.

Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) Fourth goal: Dougie Hamilton

Hamiltonwith his slap shot through traffic at the end of the second period. With three goals and four a sists thus far, No. 19 matched Mark Howe and Risto Siltanen for most points by a Whalers/Hurricanes blueliner through theseason's first five games.

Teach me how to

Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Mills Jerseys (@Canes) Fifth goal: Andrei Svechnikov

Nothing too fancy here: The 19-year-oldSvechnikov picked up the puck after a defensive zone faceoff, carried it down the ice and put it into an empty net to seal Jahlani Tavai Jerseys the victory.

Of course, no Hurricanes homewin would be complete without the celebratory "Storm Surge," which Haula led Friday:

When we win, we SURGE

Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes)

The Hurricanes nextplayOct. 12 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.