The New Jersey Devils visit the Carolina Hurricanes in a pivotal Game 5 matchup during the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round.

The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to Round 2 of the 2025 NHL Playoffs. On Sunday afternoon (April 27), the Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 to take a 3-1 series lead in Round 1.

Just one win stands between the Carolina Hurricanes and a ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ second round. After watching the New Jersey Devils claw their way to their first win of this series last time out — Sheldon Keefe’s squad winning Game 3 in double overtime — the Canes took care of business in Game 4,

The Devils face elimination tonight as they head back to Raleigh for Game 5 against the Hurricanes, trailing 3–1 in the first-round series. After a hard-fought win in Game 3, New Jersey struggled in Game 4, falling 5–2 at Prudential Center and putting themselves on the brink of elimination.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will get the start on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the New Jersey Devils in Raleigh, N.C. Kochetkov finished with 14 saves in relief of Frederik Andersen,