ELMONT, N.Y. — Plenty went into the Islanders’ latest loss as their season continues to spiral. But in a twisted sign of their recent misfortunes, they had the wrong Sebastian Aho on Saturday night.
The Hurricanes center scored the winner and added a second goal, both times at the expense of the Islanders defenseman with the same name. The Islanders lost, 5-2, when Aho completed his hat trick with an empty-netter at the end.
The Metropolitan Division leaders scored the victory with around 60 former Islanders in attendance for Alumni Weekend, listening to the crowd intermittently boo the home club.