Series Coverage

Here are the results from the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs:

The New Jersey Devils were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes, losing 5-4 in double overtime in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round on Tuesday. New Jersey (42-33-7), the No. 3 seed in the Metropolitan Division, qualified for the playoffs for the second

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have the playbook on digging in when it matters most. They did it again Tuesday, overcoming a three-goal deficit and a stellar effort from an opposing goalie, to advance to the Eastern Conference Second Round for the fifth straight season with a 5-4 win

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Sebastian Aho scored at 4:17 of the second overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the New Jersey Devils with a 5-4 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frederik Andersen did not play for the Carolina Hurricanes against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round series at Lenovo Center on Tuesday. “He’s day to day and he’s out tonight,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. The goalie left a 5-2

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Pyotr Kochetkov will make his third career start in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Carolina Hurricanes, who will try to advance against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Lenovo Center on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MAX, MSGSN,

Eli Manning still has a lot of work to do on his hockey playoff beard, and his daughter made sure he knows it. In a social media video posted by the League, a mic'd up Manning – taking in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Sunday with

NEWARK, N.J. -- Frederik Andersen left for the Carolina Hurricanes in the second period of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Sunday with an undisclosed injury. Devils forward Timo Meier crashed into the goalie at 4:19 of the second

NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils have gone to the well more than once in attempt to remedy a power play the Carolina Hurricanes have rendered powerless through four games of the Eastern Conference First Round. New Jersey is 0-for-12 and has generated 14 shots on goal on the

NEWARK, N.J. -- It certainly wasn't the way goalie Pyotr Kochetkov wanted to make his first Stanley Cup Playoff appearance with the Carolina Hurricanes this spring. The 25-year-old entered the game cold after starter Frederik Andersen was forced to leave after sustaining an undisclosed injury at 4:19 of the second

NEWARK, N.J. -- Andrei Svechnikov scored a hat trick, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Prudential Center on Sunday.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Johnathan Kovacevic will not play for the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Prudential Center on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MAX, truTV, MSGSN, TBS, SN360, TVAS). Kovacevic did not return after sustaining an undisclosed injury in the first period

NEWARK, N.J. -- It was only fitting the youngest player in the lineup for the New Jersey Devils would happen to score the biggest goal in the longest game ever played at Prudential Center. Simon Nemec, who was playing just his second career game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, came

NEWARK, N.J. -- Simon Nemec scored at 2:36 of the second overtime, and the New Jersey Devils recovered to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Prudential Center on Friday.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Jonas Siegenthaler is expected to return to the lineup for the New Jersey Devils against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Prudential Center on Friday (8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MAX, MSGSN, TBS, TVAS2, SN360). The 27-year-old defenseman practiced with the

NEWARK, N.J. -- The message is clear for the New Jersey Devils against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Prudential Center on Friday (8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MAX, MSGSN, TBS, TVAS2, SN360). Finish what you start, or risk going down 3-0 in the

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frederik Andersen is soft-spoken by nature, and that wasn't about to change when he spoke with the media after making 25 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes' 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils at Lenovo Center on Tuesday, giving Carolina a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 Eastern

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Brett Pesce had the look of a grizzled prize fighter at his locker stall while answering questions to the media Tuesday, ice pack tucked inside his shirt strapped to his shoulder. The New Jersey Devils defenseman found the energy to smile at one point after emptying the

Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers every Wednesday. The New Jersey Devils are in the Eastern Conference First Round and trail the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 in the best-of-7 series. Thirty-seven years ago,

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Sebastian Aho didn't see it coming. The Carolina Hurricanes just finished practice April 15 and were ready to head out on a two-game road trip through Montreal and Ottawa to end the regular season. That's when coach Rod Brind'Amour delivered the news. "'Roddy' came to us after

RALEIGH, N.C. -- It's rare that a penalty-killing unit can so consistently turn disadvantages into game-changing sequences. The penalty kill of the Carolina Hurricanes is the exception. The top penalty-killing unit during the regular season (83.6 percent) has been equally swarming in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and was again a

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frederik Andersen made 25 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their lead in the Eastern Conference First Round with a 3-1 win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The New Jersey Devils will be without Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon when they try to even the best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center in Game 2 on Tuesday (6 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN, ESPN, TVAS2, SN360). Each defenseman was injured

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The New Jersey Devils didn’t skate on Monday. Instead they took the day to reassess what happened in their 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Sunday and figure out what they can do to make sure it

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Logan Stankoven made certain his debut with the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs would be a memorable one. Acquired by the Hurricanes in the trade that sent forward Mikko Rantanen to the Dallas Stars on March 7, Stankoven proved his worth by scoring twice, including