Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (42-33-7, in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -173, Devils +144; over/under is 5.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 2-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Friday for the eighth time this season. The Devils won 3-2 in overtime in the last matchup.
New Jersey has a 15-11-3 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 42-33-7 record overall. The Devils have a 40-7-4 record when scoring at least three goals.
Carolina is 47-30-5 overall and 20-4-5 against the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have scored 266 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank ninth in NHL play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hischier has 35 goals and 33 assists for the Devils. Timo Meier has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Seth Jarvis has 32 goals and 35 assists for the Hurricanes. Martin Necas has one goal and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 4-6-0, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 3-5-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: None listed.
Hurricanes: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
