What - Game 3 (2-0)
When - 8 p.m., Friday, April 24
Where - Prudential Center; Newark, NJ
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to steal a game from the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center tonight.
Carolina took the first two games at Lenovo Center, a 4-1 win on Sunday and a 3-1 win on Tuesday, and a win tonight would push the Devils to the brink.
Frederik Andersen and Jordan Martinook have been leading the Canes so far this postseason and the team will need both to continue to show up.
Carolina's depth has also been a big advantage for the team, especially as New Jersey battles health issues on the backend.
The road hasn't been kind to the Canes this season, but we'll see if they can set a new standard this postseason.
Streaks
- Jordan Martinook (1g, 2a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Frederik Andersen is one win away from tying Arturs Irbe for the second-most playoff wins in franchise history (14).
- Jaccob Slavin is one goal shy of passing Dave Babych for the most playoff goals by a defenseman in franchise history (7).
Game Notes
- The New Jersey Devils have quite a few former Hurricanes on their roster including Dougie Hamilton, Erik Haula, Stefan Noesen and Brett Pesce.
- It will be the first playoff series against Carolina for both Noesen and Pesce, while Hamilton has gone up against the Canes once (0-1) and Haula has gone up against Carolina three times (0-3).
- On the flip side, the lone New Jersey connection on the Canes roster is Taylor Hall, who won the Hart Trophy with the Devils in 2018.
- The two teams have faced each other in five other postseason series. Carolina holds a 4-1 edge in those, having won each of the last four, including a 4-1 series win in the 2023 second-round.
- Jordan Martinook (4g, 12pts, 7gp), is a point-per-game players against the Devils in the postseason, having scored in every game he's played against them.
- The Canes tied their franchise record for wins at home this regular season with 31, tied for the most wins on home ice amongst the entire league this year.
- However, they were just 16-21-4 on the road this regular season.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 2-0; 0.960 Sv%; 1.00 GAA
- Jacob Markstrom: 0-2; 0.930 Sv%; 2.52 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Logan Stankoven (2) / Nico Hischier & Jesper Bratt (1)
- Points - Jordan Martinook (3) / Jesper Bratt (2)
Power Play
- Carolina - 16.7% (1/6)
- New Jersey - 0% (0/5)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 100% (5/5)
- New Jersey- 83.3% (5/6)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Seth Jarvis - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Andrei Svechnikov - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Taylor Hall
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Logan Stankoven
William Carrier - Jack Roslovic - Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Tyson Jost, Mark Jankowski, Alexander Nikishin, Riley Stillman, Jesper Fast (neck)
Devils Projected Lineup
Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Timo Meier
Erik Haula - Dawson Mercer - Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter - Cody Glass - Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar - Justin Dowling - Nathan Bastian
Brett Pesce - Dougie Hamilton
Brian Dumoulin - Johnathan Kovacevic
Dennis Cholowski - Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Injuries and Scratches: Seamus Casey, Nico Daws, Nolan Foote, Curtis Lazar, Daniel Sprong, Luke Hughes (undisclosed), Brenden Dillon (undisclosed), Jack Hughes (shoulder), Jonas Siegenthaler (LBI)
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