Evgeny Kuznetsov showed off his incredible skating and stick-handling ability in the Carolina Hurricanes’ thrilling 5-3 Game Two victory over the New York Islanders.
During a delayed penalty call, Kuznetsov, guarded by Islanders rookie center Kyle MacLean, skated literally in circles and dangled around the stickless player.
The viral highlight was posted by Shayna Goldman.
Kuznetsov had the puck in the offensive zone for a total of 14 seconds before passing to a teammate.
While he registered two points (1g, 1a) in his Hurricanes postseason debut, Kuznetsov was held off the scoresheet in Game Two.
After falling behind 3-0, the Hurricanes scored five unanswered goals including two tallies in nine seconds apart by Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook to take the lead with 2:06 remaining.
The Hurricanes out-attempted the Islanders at five-on-five 85 to 20 and at all strengths 110 to 28. Carolina now has a 2-0 lead as the series turns to the Islanders’ UBS Arena.
