| Devils from New Jersey | |
| Hurricanes de Caroline | |
| ESPN | Sunday April 20 3 p.m. Hae | |
New Jersey Devils (42-33-7, in the metropolitan division) against Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the metropolitan division)
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Caroline; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT, Fanduel Sports, ESPN
Betmgm Sportsbook Line: Hurricanes -211, Devils +173; Over / Under is 5.5
NHL playoffs in the first round: HURRICAES HOST Series TOUR
Conclusion: The Hurricanes of Caroline welcome the New Jersey Devils in the first match of the first round of the Eastern Conference. The teams meet on Sunday for the fifth time this season. The teams equaled the 2-2 regular season series. At their last regular season meeting on December 28, the Hurricanes won 5-2.
Carolina has a 47-30-5 file in total with a file of 18-4-4 against the metropolitan division. The Hurricanes rank in ninth NHL row with 266 goals in total (on average 3.2 per game).
New Jersey is 14-9-3 against the metropolitan division and 42-33-7 in total. The Devils have a 12-18-1 file in the matches, their opponents are serving fewer criminal.
The most efficient: Seth Jarvis has 32 goals and 35 assists for the Hurricanes. Jackson Blake has scored five goals and an assist in the last 10 games.
Jesper Bratt has 21 goals and 67 assists for Devils. Nico Hischier has scored five goals with six assists in the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Hurricanes: 3-6-1, with an average of 3.4 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.7 penalties and 14.5 minutes of penalty while abandoning 3.8 goals per match.
Devils: 5-5-0, with an average of 2.7 goals, 4.7 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.4 minutes of penalty while abandoning three goals per match.
Injuries: Hurricanes: No listed.
Devils: No listed.
The series:
Match 1: New Jersey in Carolina, Sunday April 20 (3 p.m.)
Match 2: New Jersey in Carolina, Tuesday April 22 (6 p.m.)
Match 3: Carolina at New Jersey, Friday April 25 (8 p.m.)
Match 4: Carolina at New Jersey, Sunday April 27 (3:30 p.m.)
Match 5 *: New Jersey in Carolina, Tuesday April 29 (TBD)
Match 6 *: Carolina at New Jersey, Friday May 2 (TBD)
Match 7 *: New Jersey in Carolina, Sunday May 4 (TBD)
* – If necessary
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The Associated Press has created this story using the technology provided by Data Skrive and Sportradar data.
