Hurricanes eliminate Devils in Game 5
The Devils' exit comes in a season where a young group arrived to postseason contention earlier than expected.
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The Devils' exit comes in a season where a young group arrived to postseason contention earlier than expected.
The Hurricanes have outscored New Jersey 17-3 in their three wins.
With the Devils' season on the line once again, Jack Hughes stepped up and delivered with his stick, his skates and a few totally unexpected punches.
The Devils return home to host Game 3 on Sunday, facing an 0-2 hole for the second straight best-of-seven series.
The Devils are in the playoffs for the first time since 2018 and won a series for the first time in 11 years.
New Jersey scored twice in the second period on its way to 4-0 victory and a date with Carolina.
Game 7 is Monday night at New Jersey.
It's been quite a remarkable turnaround after the Devils had two lopsided losses in the first two games.
New Jersey puts on defensive clinic, gets winning goal from Jonas Siegenthaler in 3-1 win in Game 4
Game 4 is back at Madison Square Garden on Monday night and Game 5 will be in New Jersey on Thursday night.
The New York Rangers and Chris Kreider certainly picked the right time to get their power play in high gear.
Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan Lindgren and Filip Chytil also scored for the Rangers.
Their 52 wins and 112 points are the most in franchise history.
Jack Hughes' empty-net goal in 6-2 win gave him a single-season franchise-record 97 points.
The Boston Bruins tied an NHL record with their 62nd win of the season.
