The 5-10, 175-pound Perunovich logged 18:52 and was a plus-2 with two shots, earning enough of Roy’s trust to play key shifts in the third period. Tony DeAngelo, signed out of the KHL on Friday, played 22:11 with two blocked shots as he also earned his first point as an Islander with an assist in his second game.

The New York Islanders won a game Saturday night in which their top defenseman played 15 seconds, their newest defenseman played 25 minutes and their backup goalie exited with an injury before overtime began.

A couple of players on Long Island will be on the shelf for a little bit. On Monday, the New York Islanders announced that defenseman Ryan Pulock and goaltender Marcus Hogberg have both been placed on injured reserve with upper-body injuries.

The Islanders have won eight straight Saturday games (six at home and two on the road). The Isles are 14-13-3 in their last 30 games (8-0-0 on Saturday; 6-13-3 on other days). Ten of their last fourteen wins have come on Saturday or Sunday.

New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock left in the first period of action versus the Carolina Hurricanes after falling behind the net. Later in the third period, goaltender Marcus Högberg exited the game and was replaced by Ilya Sorokin.

The New York Islanders grinded out a 3-2 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in comeback fashion. In the process, they picked up their season-long, fourth-straight win at UBS Arena. Brock Nelson scored at the 2:03 mark of overtime to cap off the Islanders’ comeback after Alexander Romanov (1G,

NEW YORK -- Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.

Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.

ELMONT NY -- On a night that featured three new-team debuts, including Taylor Hall, Mikko Rantanen and Tony DeAngelo, the New York Islanders found a way to come back and defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Brock Nelson.

Pulock headed straight to the Islanders' dressing room just 15 seconds into the first period appearing to favor his left arm.

The New York Islanders won their fourth consecutive game for the first time all season thanks to something equally rare for them, a victorious comeback from a 0-2 deficit. Brock Nelson scored the winner in OT to beat the Carolina Hurricanes,

Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime and the Islanders rallied to beat the Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.