Islanders vs. Hurricanes game thread: Back in action

Long Island's own vs. Long Island's king. | Getty Images
The Islanders host the Carolina Hurricanes with Semyon Varlamov in net and Ben Hutton freshly signed after his very brief PTO.
The Canes, of course, are the defending champs.
The Islanders, of course, are fishermen for the night.
This is our game thread. Don't do anything you'll immediately regret but then bring back ironically a quarter-century later.
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