Islanders attempt to shake off meltdown, host Hurricanes for Game 3

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The New York Islanders are frustrated they didn't earn a split of the first two games of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes.

But the loss the Islanders are lamenting isn't their historic Game 2 defeat.

New York will try to climb back into the best-of-seven series when it faces Carolina in Game 3 on Thursday night in Elmont,