The New Jersey Devils had the top special teams units in the NHL this season. Things haven’t worked out so well in the playoffs, and they are now one loss away from elimination.

Simon Nemec scored in double overtime and the NJ Devils defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 3 of their NHL first-round playoff series.

Andrei Svechnikov recorded a hat trick in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Sunday for the Carolina Hurricanes, who overcame the second-period loss of goalie Frederik Andersen to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 in Newark,

New Jersey was without defensemen Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon for the third straight game, and couldn't build on its two-overtime win in Game 3.

Andrei Svechnikov scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series

The New Jersey Devils will be missing half of their regular top six defensemen as they take on the Hurricanes for game four tonight. Injuries are an unfortunate reality in the NHL.

Jordan Martinook scored a go-ahead shorthanded goal in the second period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen exited Game 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round series following a second-period collision in the crease with New Jersey Devils right winger Timo Meier on Sunday in Newark,