Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Time: Saturday, Feb 06, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Carolina 6-4-0; New York 3-7-0
This is the fourth and final meeting between the teams. After the Isles won the first two games, Carolina responded with a 4-1 victory at the RBC Center on Jan. 28. Matt Cullen and Eric Staal each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. Besides Ward, Hurricanes forwards Chad LaRose, Scott Walker and Tuomo Ruutu are also out with upper-body injuries, while Erik Cole is questionable. … Islanders forward Josh Bailey is out until after the Olympic break with an upper-body injury, while defenseman Jack Hillen will miss roughly another month with a broken jaw. Tim Jackman (broken orbital bone) and Radek Martinek (torn ACL) are also out.
Staal has notched at least a point in 11 consecutive games. He leads the club with 45 points (20 goals, 27 assists).
After an impressive start to the month of January that featured wins against Colorado, Phoenix, Buffalo, Detroit and New Jersey, the Islanders have gone into a tailspin. They’ve lost six consecutive games in regulation and have fallen five points out of a playoff spot with Thursday’s 5-2 loss at Tampa Bay. We will post information about results of this match, as soon as posible.