Frederik Andersen casually crushes Islanders dreams

The New York Islanders entered tonight's game at UBS Arena in desperate need of a victory to avoid falling into a three games to none hole against the Carolina Hurricanes. And so far, Carolina has been a rude guest. 

Not only did defenseman Brent Burns break the ice in the 1st period to give Carolina the first goal of the game, but goaltender Frederik Andersen is clearly dialed in. He casually shrugged aside a Grade-A scoring chance in the slot from Matthew Barzal, and then made an incredible glove save on the rebound to deny Noah Dobson an opportunity on what looked like a gaping net: 

And then to add further insult to injury, Dmitri Orlov extended Carolina's lead to 2-0 just moments later: 

Right now, things are not looking good for the Islanders, who haven't done a good job in rebounding from their stunning collapse in Game 2. 

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