Overview

Tonight, the New Jersey Devils look to stay alive in their best-of-seven series against the Carolina Hurricanes. After the first four games, the Devils trail the series 3-1. They were beaten 5-1, 6-1, and 6-1 again in the three losses. The team should come to Carolina with some fire given that their season is on the line, but only time will tell.

The Devils held a record in the regular season of 52-22-8 and finished second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes were 52-21-9 in the regular season and finished first in the Metro. The Hurricanes lead the series 3-1.

Lines and Pairings

Devils

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Hurricanes

Forwards

Noesen-Aho-Jarvis

Martinook-Kotkaniemi-Fast

Drury-Staal-Necas

Maceachern-Stastny-Stepan

Defense

Slavin-Burns

Skjei-Pesce

Gostisbehere-Chatfield

Goalies

Andersen

Raanta

Keys to the Game

Blowouts

The Devils have had an odd playoffs. Although they made it to round two, if you look at their losses in both rounds it is not pretty. Thus far in the postseason the teams’ losses have been: 5-1, 5-1, 5-2, 5-1, 6-1, 6-1. The one loss that was 5-2 the Devils scored with the goalie pulled. 

Pretty bizarre phenomenon.

Jordan Martinook

The Hurricanes have had a surprising savior in round two of the playoffs and that man has been Jordan Martinook. The veteran forward who usually resides in the bottom six has a whopping nine point in four game. This does come after a career year in a regular season in which Martinook collected 34 points in a full 82 games, but these playoffs have been something different. 

Where To Watch

Game 5 at PNC Arena in Raleigh is scheduled for a 7:00 pm ET puck drop and will be televised on TNT.