NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
2022-23 Regular Season Matchups:
New Jersey: 2-1-1 record vs Carolina in 2022-23
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils and Carolina face-off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth time:
2000-01, Devils defeated Carolina in 6 games | Round 1
2001-02, Hurricanes defeated New Jersey in 6 games | Round 1
2005-06, Hurricanes defeated New Jersey in 5 games | Round 2
2008-09, Hurricanes defeated New Jersey in 7 games | Round 1
New Jersey owned home-ice advantage against Carolina in 2000-01 and 2008-09. This series marks the third occasion all-time that the two foes met in the First Round for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the first time that they meet while playing in the same division. In 2005-06, Carolina finished in second place for the Eastern Conference, while the Devils finished in third place for the conference. The Devils advanced to the Stanley Cup final, after eliminating the ‘Canes in 2000-01, while Carolina advanced to the Cup final in 2001- 02 and in 2005-06 – won Stanley Cup in ’06.
NJ ROUND 1 RESULTS/RECAP
Game 1 | Apr. 18 | NYR 5 at NJD 1
Game 2 | Apr. 20 | NYR 5 at NJD 1
Game 3 | Apr. 22 | NJD 2 at NYR 1 (OT)
Game 4 | Apr. 24 | NJD 3 at NYR 1
Game 5 | Apr. 27 | NYR 0 at NJD 4
Game 6 | Apr. 29 | NJD 2 at NYR 5
Game 7 | May 1 | NYR 0 at NJD 4
New Jersey earned its third playoff series win in franchise history against the Rangers (2005-06, 2011-12), after erasing a 2-0 series
deficit. The Devils improved their all-time series record to 2-7 when trailing 2-0 in a postseason series (1994 won vs Boston). Jersey’s team earned more than one shutout in a single playoff series for the first time since 2002-03 when the Devils posted three shutouts vs Anaheim in the Cup final. The Devils earned two shorthanded goals in a single playoff series for the first time since 2005-06 (3 SHG) and ironically enough was against the Rangers. It also marked the sixth time in franchise history that the Devils recorded two, or more, shorthanded goals in a single playoff series:
ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
The Devils enter Wednesday night’s contest with an all-time record of 20-25 in a Game 1, and 7-15 record when a Game 1 is played on the road.
Vs CAR Record:
Overall: 10-14
Home: 7-5
Road: 3-9
NJ OVERTIME HISTORY
Overall: 19-29=48 GP
Home: 9-12=21 GP
Road: 10-17=27 GP
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
FIRST ROUND
The Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders in six games, with a 2-1 record at home and on the road. Sebastian Aho (4-3—7) and Brent Burns (0-5—5) led the team in scoring, while Paul Stastny scored three goals in the series, including his third career playoff overtime goal to clinch the series in Game 6. Carolina went 5-for-25 (20.0%) on the power play, as Stefan Noesen paced the team with two goals on the man-advantage, and the team’s league-leading 94.4% penalty kill rate (17-for-18) established a new franchise record for a single playoff series. Antti Raanta (3-2) and Frederik Andersen (1-0) each made appearances in net, as Andersen made his Hurricanes playoff debut in Game 6 and recorded his first series-clinching win since 2015.
INJURY REPORT
Jack Drury, upper-body, missed two games (4/25-4/28)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 88 games (10/12-4/28)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 87 games (10/14-4/28)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 43 games (1/21-4/28)
Andrei Svechnikov, torn ACL, missed 24 games (3/12-4/28)
Teuvo Teravainen, broken hand, missed four games (4/21-4/28)
2022-23 Regular-Season Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 334
2023 Playoffs Man-Game Lost Due to Injury: 33
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 21 Recalled Ville Koivunen, Maxime Lajoie, Vasily Ponomarev, Jamieson Rees, Zach Sawchenko and Ryan Suzuki from
Chicago (AHL)
April 20 Recalled Mackenzie MacEachern from Chicago (AHL)
PLAYOFF STREAKS
Sebastian Aho has registered a goal/point in three consecutive games (4/23-4/28: 3g, 2a)
Paul Stastny has scored a goal in back-to-back games (4/25-4/28: 2g)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
May 3 New Jersey 7 p.m. ESPN HRN
May 5 New Jersey 8 p.m. TNT HRN
May 7 at New Jersey 3:30 p.m. TBS HRN
May 9 at New Jersey 7 p.m. ESPN HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
May 3 Wednesday No morning skate
May 4 Thursday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
May 5 Friday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
May 6 Saturday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
May 7 Sunday No morning skate
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. DEVILS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New Jersey in the playoffs for the fifth time in franchise history, trailing only BOS (7) and MTL (7) for the most playoff matchups against any opponent in franchise history. The Hurricanes earned series victories in each of their three most recent meetings
with the Devils, during the 2002 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal (4-2), 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinal (4-1) and 2009 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal (4-3).
— Carolina and New Jersey have met 155 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 62-75-12-6 overall record, including a 36-33-8-2 home record and a 26-42-4-4 road record.
— The Devils won the regular-season series 2-1-1 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 2-2-0), but the Hurricanes have won five of the teams’ last seven regular-season meetings.
— Carolina posted a 4-1 win over New Jersey at PNC Arena on 12/20. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Stefan Noesen, Jordan Staal and Teuvo Teravainen each scored for the Hurricanes, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 37 of 38 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes earned a 5-4 shootout win over the Devils at Prudential Center on 1/1. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Stefan Noesen (2a) and Derek Stepan (2g) recorded two points, and Martin Necas scored a power-play goal to force overtime before Andrei Svechnikov scored the only goal in the shootout. Antti Raanta made 24 saves in regulation/overtime and stopped all three shootout attempts.
— Carolina suffered a 5-3 loss against New Jersey at PNC Arena on 1/10. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Max Pacioretty each scored for the Hurricanes, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves in net.
— The Hurricanes fell to the Devils, 3-0, at Prudential Center on 3/12. Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves in net.
— Stefan Noesen tallied 43 points (22g, 21a) in 145 NHL games with New Jersey from 2017-19. He also played four postseason games with the Devils in 2018, with his only playoff goal standing as the winner in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round vs. TBL.
— Brett Pesce is a native of Tarrytown, N.Y., about 40 miles northeast of Newark. He played youth hockey with the North Jersey Avalanche and spent one season with the EJHL’s New Jersey Hitmen in 2011-12.
— Paul Stastny’s father, Peter, posted 173 points (64g, 109a) in 217 games with the Devils from 1990-93.
— Dougie Hamilton registered 121 points (42g, 79a) in 184 NHL games with Carolina from 2018-21 and added 14 points (6g, 8a) in 31 playoff games with the Hurricanes. He was acquired from CGY along with Micheal Ferland and Adam Fox in exchange for Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm on 6/23/18.
— Acquired from VGK in exchange for Nicolas Roy and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Oscar Plandowski) on 6/27/19, Erik Haula recorded 22 points (12g, 10a) in 41 games with Carolina in 2019-20. He was traded to FLA along with Lucas Wallmark, Eetu Luostarinen and Chase Priskie in exchange for Vincent Trocheck on 2/24/20.
— Brendan Smith tallied eight points (4g, 4a) in 45 games with the Hurricanes in 2021-22. He added four points (1g, 3a) in 14 playoff games with Carolina, scoring his first career postseason shorthanded goal in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round vs. NYR.
— Devils Video Coach Jerry Dineen’s brother, Kevin, was selected by the Whalers in the third round (56th overall) of the 1982 NHL Draft and played 708 games with Hartford/Carolina over two stints with the franchise (1984-91, 1995-99), recording 544 points (250g, 294a) and a franchise-record 1,439 penalty minutes.
ROUND TWO
With the sixth series victory of his head coaching tenure against the Islanders in the First Round, Rod Brind’Amour joined Pat Burns (MTL/TOR, 6 from 1989-94) and Toe Blake (MTL, 5 from 1956-60) as just the third head coach in NHL history to lead his team to a playoff series victory in each of his first five seasons in charge. Brind’Amour is also one of just three active coaches to win six or more series in his first five seasons, alongside Mike Sullivan (BOS/PIT, 2004-18: 9) and Second Round opponent Lindy Ruff (BUF, 1998-02: 6). The Hurricanes are the only NHL team with a series victory in each of the last five postseasons (2019-23), and they have won a best-of-seven series in three straight years (2021-23), marking the longest such streak in franchise history.
EXTRA CREDIT
Carolina defeated New York in overtime in Games 2 and 6 of the First Round, improving to 29-17 in playoff overtime contests. The Whalers/Hurricanes’ .630 all-time win percentage in those contests is now the highest of any NHL franchise (min. 3 GP), surpassing the Islanders (40-24: .625), and they have won six straight playoff overtime games dating back to the 2019 Eastern Conference Second Round. Carolina is just the 15th team in NHL history to win six or more consecutive postseason overtime games (spanning multiple campaigns), and the first to accomplish the feat since TBL from 5/22/16-8/31/20 (7). With Paul Stastny clinching the series exactly 6:00 into overtime in Game 6, each of Carolina’s last seven postseason overtime goals have also come in the opening six minutes of the extra frame (also Jesper Fast, 2023 ECFR G2 vs. NYI: 5:03; Ian Cole, 2022 ECSR G1 vs. NYR: 3:12; Jordan Staal, 2021 CDSR G3 at TBL: 5:57; Sebastian Aho, 2021 CDFR G6 at NSH: 1:06; Jordan Staal, 2021 CDFR G5 vs. NSH: 2:03; Jordan Staal, 2019 ECSR G1 at NYI: 4:04), and the Hurricanes are just the second team in NHL history to accomplish that feat (ANA, 5/8/13-5/3/17: 7)
