By The Associated Press

New Jersey Devils
Carolina Hurricanes
ESPN | Tuesday, April 22nd 6:00 PM EDT

New Jersey Devils (42-33-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the Metropolitan Division)

WHERE: Lenovo Center, Raleigh

WHEN: Tuesday, 6 p.m. EDT (FanDuel Sports, ESPN)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -245, Devils +199; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 1-0

GAME 1 RECAP: Stankoven scores twice to help Hurricanes beat Devils 4-1 to open series

SERIES SCHEDULE

Game 1: Carolina 4, New Jersey 1

Game 2: New Jersey at Carolina, Tuesday, April 22 (6 p.m.); TV: FanDuel Sports, ESPN

Game 3: Carolina at New Jersey, Friday, April 25 (8 p.m.); TV: FanDuel Sports, TBS

Game 4: Carolina at New Jersey, Sunday, April 27 (3:30 p.m.); TV: FanDuel Sports, TBS

Game 5*: New Jersey at Carolina, Tuesday, April 29 (TBD); TV: FanDuel Sports, TBD

Game 6*: Carolina at New Jersey, Friday, May 2 (TBD); TV: FanDuel Sports, TBD

Game 7*: New Jersey at Carolina, Sunday, May 4 (TBD); TV: FanDuel Sports, TBD

* – if necessary

KEY STAT: The Hurricanes have a 12-4-2 record in games decided by one goal.

The Devils have conceded 220 goals while scoring 240, a plus+20 scoring differential.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has 20 goals and 28 assists for the Hurricanes. Jackson Blake has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Nico Hischier has 35 goals and 33 assists for the Devils. Timo Meier has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES
Hurricanes: 3-6-1, averaging 3.2 goals, five assists, 4.6 penalties and 14.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

Devils: 4-6-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Source: wralsportsfan.com