Apr 27, 2025; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) celebrates his goal against the New Jersey Devils during the first period in game four of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Prudential Center. (Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/77d47296-4f33-43fa-813a-f7081dc376c1.jpeg] Apr 27, 2025; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) celebrates his goal against the New Jersey Devils during the first period in game four of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Prudential Center. (Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images) What - Game 5 (3-1) When - 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 29 Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, TBS, MAX, SN360, TVAS2, MSGSN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes will look to close out their first round series against the New Jersey Devils tonight in Game 5 at Lenovo Center. The Canes took a 3-1 series lead thanks to a 5-2 win in Newark on Sunday [https://thehockeynews.com/shortUrl/msAAu8D] and now have the chance to advance to the second round. The Hurricanes have relied upon a balanced attack and a stalwart defense, but after goaltender Frederik Andersen got hurt in Game 4 [https://thehockeynews.com/shortUrl/ci7OQaq], it'll be up to Pyotr Kochetkov to close this series out. Andersen is day-to-day per Canes coach Rod Brind'Amour so it looks like he avoided anything serious. New Jersey has had pretty good goaltending too, with Jacob Markstrom in net, but they simply struggle to score. They have gone 0-for-12 on the man advantage and not a single player in their bottom six has registered a point in this series. That coupled with a lot of key injuries could see the Devils bowing out in five. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Streaks * Sebastian Aho (1g, 4a) and Seth Jarvis (2g, 1a) have points in three straight games. Milestone Watch * Jaccob Slavin passed Dave Babych for the most playoff goals by a defenseman in franchise history, scoring his eighth in Game 4. * Andrei Svechnikov (41) passed Ron Francis and Teuvo Teravainen for the third most playoff points in franchise history with a three-point outing in Game 4 'Playoff Time Is My Time': Andrei Svechnikov Bouncing Back, Making Huge Postseason Impact For Carolina [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/89543351-fa8b-4af6-a27e-0af9a8d7c26f.jpeg] 'Playoff Time Is My Time': Andrei Svechnikov Bouncing Back, Making Huge Postseason Impact For Carolina It's no secret that this past regular season wasn't a good one for Andrei Svechnikov. [https://thehockeynews.com/shortUrl/ABHzWac] 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, 9gp), 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 * Pyotr Kochetkov: 0-0; 0.933 Sv%; 1.68 GAA * Jacob Markstrom: 1-3; 0.913 Sv%; 2.53 GAA Leading Scorers * Goals - Andrei Svechnikov (4) / Nico Hischier (3) * Points - Andrei Svechnikov & Sebastian Aho (5) / Nico Hischier & Jesper Bratt (3) Power Play * Carolina - 30.8% (4/13) * New Jersey - 0% (0/12) Penalty Kill * Carolina - 100% (12/12) * New Jersey - 69.2% (9/13) Jaccob Slavin Scores Goal Of The Postseason [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/b400871e-8436-4fe3-9341-b33aafc1f8d8.jpeg] Jaccob Slavin Scores Goal Of The Postseason Everyone knows how good <a href="http://thn.com/carolina" target="_blank">Carolina Hurricanes</a> defenseman Jaccob Slavin is defensively at this point, but what he still might be underrated at is for just how good he is at everything, offense included. [https://thehockeynews.com/shortUrl/nxbRA2z] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurricanes Projected Lineup Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - William Carrier Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis Eric Robinson - Mark Jankowski - Logan Stankoven Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker Pyotr Kochetkov Spencer Martin Injuries and Scratches: Tyson Jost, Jack Roslovic, Alexander Nikishin, Riley Stillman, Frederik Andersen (undisclosed), 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 - Jonas Siegenthaler 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), Johnathan Kovacevic (undisclosed) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be sure to check out the Carolina Hurricanes 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Hub [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/carolina-hurricanes-2025-stanley-cup-playoffs-hub] for all postseason stories! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! 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