Carolina at New Jersey

The Devils dominated Carolina in the opener here and you have to begin to wonder about the Hurricanes’ mentality right now. Their closing game of the regular season was a loss here, and they followed that by getting manhandled. The Hurricanes have not done well shaking off a big loss by three goals or more as they stand at a paltry 2-9 in their last 11 after losing by 3+. The home team is now 7-1 in the last eight meetings between these two clubs with Carolina winning here just once in their last five. New Jersey goes up 2-0 here as they game two.