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New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes

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Jackson Blake and Pyotr Kochetkov power the Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Devils

New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

Seth Jarvis, Shayne Gostisbehere and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes, who played their second game of the season after an opening loss to Tampa Bay on Friday.

Jake Hughes and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils, who had a two-game winning streak halted. Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots.

Blake, a 21-year-old out of the University of North Dakota who was drafted 109th overall by Carolina in 2021, redirected a shot from Dmitry Orlov at 10:16 of the third period to extend the Hurricanes' lead to 3-1.

Hughes scored on a shot through Kochetkov’s legs 1:16 into the second period to give the Devils a 1-0 lead, and was the 10th goal scorer for New Jersey this season.

Takeaways Devils: New Jersey was in its second set of back-to-back games this season after a home win against Utah and didn’t show much energy by the latter part of the game. The Devils had more than 30 shots in three of their first five games. They had 24 against Carolina.

Hurricanes: Carolina scored four goals in the last 30 minutes of the game.

Key moment The Hurricanes killed a third-period penalty after Hischier’s 5-on-3 score to preserve the lead. Carolina allowed two power-play goals in the opener against Tampa Bay.

Key stat Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi helped set up Gostisbehere’s go-ahead goal and earned an assist on the sequence for his 100th career point. It came in his 400th NHL game. There was also a milestone for Aho, who skated in his 600th game and scored into an empty net.

Up Next The Devils visit Ottawa on Thursday night, while the Hurricanes begin a six-game trip Friday night at Pittsburgh.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 1:16 Jack Hughes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (4), Johnathan Kovacevic (3)
Goal 2nd Period 10:55 Seth Jarvis Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (1)
Goal 2nd Period 19:23 Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (1), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1)
Goal 3rd Period 10:16 Jackson Blake Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Dmitry Orlov (1)
Goal 3rd Period 15:16 Nico Hischier Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (4), Jesper Bratt (5)
Goal 3rd Period 18:24 Sebastian Aho Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jaccob Slavin (1), Jordan Martinook (1)

Statistics

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25 Blocked Shots 16
25 Hits 19
5 Takeaways 9
26 Shots 31
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 30
44.4 Faceoff Win Percent 55.6
22 Giveaways 23
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,700 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 4 22 0
Washington 10 4 21 1
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Pittsburgh 6 9 15 3
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Columbus 5 8 12 2
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