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<p>The Canes eliminate the Devils, advance to Round Two</p> <p id="IRDUAG">The <a href="https://www.canescountry.com">Carolina Hurricanes</a> defeated the <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a> in double overtime to advance to the Eastern Conference Second Round. As in 2023, the Canes eliminated the Devils from the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs">Stanley Cup</a> Playoffs in five games. </p>
<p id="QmP52p">If you tuned out after the first period, that would not have been the expected result. </p>
<p id="HimbAi">The first period looked like a Tuesday night in December rather than a home playoff game with a chance to eliminate the opponent. </p>
<p id="t05sB3">Goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov was not settled in the net, allowing rebounds and making unnecessary movements. </p>
<p id="v0rdeo">The Carolina defense did not do him any favors, as New Jersey got behind the defenders and screened the shooting lanes. </p>
<p id="J7Z5xu">The Devils scored just 3:46 into the game. Jesper Bratt was left unimpeded as he parked in front of Kochetkov. New Jersey crashed the crease, and the puck found the back of the net, floating over a sprawling Kochetkov. </p>
<p id="qXP0PJ">Just two minutes later, Timo Meier scored from the high slot off a pass from Brett Pesce. Once again, Kochetkov was drifting, and a streaking Devil was perfectly timed to screen the Canes goalie. </p>
<p id="05iUAi">The awful start continued with a Stefan Noesen goal at the halfway point of the period.</p>
<p id="SUruDN">Andrei Svechnikov was the Hurricanes’ best player that period, tallying five of Carolina’s nine shots. </p>
<p id="pxFb0J">Carolina was down 3-0 after one, and captain Jordan Staal said it plainly during the intermission: </p>
<blockquote><p id="I2AAJG">They came out at a playoff level and we did not and it looked like that.</p></blockquote>
<p id="m6bExK">Whatever happened in the locker room worked because the Canes came out on fire in the second. </p>
<p id="vzDZv4">Less than two minutes into the second stanza, Logan Stankoven’s one-timer snuck through Jacob Markstrom’s legs, and Taylor Hall punched it past the goal line. </p>
<p id="rpY7ME">The Canes kept pushing. Jackson Blake used the net as a pick and snapped one on the short side to beat Markstrom. </p>
<p id="UhJN8x">One of the best players on the ice all night equalized the score. Dmitry Orlov got the puck to Svechnikov in the high slot and fired a wrister that went under Markstrom’s arms. </p>
<p id="6kiqAQ">Carolina climbed out of a three-goal deficit to tie the game, and did so on three shots on goal. </p>
<p id="lvaRmj">It was not a tied game for long, however. Nico Hischier was left all alone as he was streaking through the faceoff circle, sniping a wrister that beat Kochetkov blocker-side. </p>
<p id="Q2ITJ0">Sebastian Aho became a man-possessed halfway through the second and was dominant the rest of the evening. </p>
<p id="ej8RDf">Aho and the Canes took advantage of a 5-on-3 power play to tie the game. Aho buried a one-time slap shot off a beautiful feed from Seth Jarvis. </p>
<p id="CsA3ms">All square at four each entering the third period. </p>
<p id="aLWOQa">For most of the third period, and essentially all of the overtime periods, it was Markstrom versus the Hurricanes. </p>
<p id="BnFRHF">The big Swede goalie kept the Devils in the game. Carolina outshot New Jersey 34-12 in the third and overtime periods, and Markstrom made several highlight reel goals to preserve the tie. </p>
<p id="7x0XjH">The first overtime was a masterclass in possession by the Hurricanes in what can only be described as one of the best periods a team can play without scoring a goal. </p>
<p id="aFUY9J">After failing to score in the first overtime, Canes fans were nervous as Carolina has lost seven straight multi-overtime games. </p>
<p id="yYpBTG">Aho would have none of it. </p>
<p id="nGhG3C">Aho had all five of the Hurricanes’ shots in the second overtime. Shot number 53 for the team was the game winner. In what seemed like one of the hardest shots ever seen by Aho, he took advantage of another Devils penalty to send them back to New Jersey. </p>
<p id="ltgag3">Although not the easiest or most direct route, the Canes took care of business at home to advance to the second round. </p>
<p id="8VveaB">Rod Brind’Amour became the first coach in NHL history to win at least one Stanley Cup Playoffs series in each of the first seven seasons as head coach. </p>
<p id="rlK4dr">Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who left the ice bleeding during the second overtime due to a high stick, returned for the postgame handshake line. </p>
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<p>Canes look to wrap up series tonight</p> <p id="CDgugx">The Carolina Hurricanes will once again take on the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center. Game time is at 7:30 P.M.</p>
<p id="GHxKoU">The game will be televised locally by the FanDuel Sports Network. </p>
<p id="V2ksW2">The Hurricanes lead this series 3-1 and could close things out with a win tonight.</p>
<p id="0ikVi5">Andrei Svechnikov (4G 1A) and Sebastian Aho (1G 4A) are leading the way for the home team.</p>
<p id="kNXouz">On the other side, Shayne Gostisbehere, (1G 1A) Jaccob Slavin,(1G 1A) and Brent Burns (1G 1A) have two points each to lead the blueline. </p>
<p id="U4PvDb">Currently, the Carolina goaltending duo has compiled among the best stats in the postseason. Pyotr Kochetkov has a .933 save percentage while Fred Andersen is sporting a 3-1, record with a .936 save percentage. </p>
<p id="WmVTbw">I would look for Kochetkov to start tonight, but if Andersen is cleared to play after leaving Sunday’s game with an injury, there is a chance he might play. Nothing official has been announced up to the posting of this article. </p>
<p id="deY8xQ">Coach Rod Brind’Amour mixed up his lines a bit prior to the last game. Will he keep the lines the same, or mix them some more?</p>
<p id="cdDqBm">Svechnikov - Aho - Blake</p>
<p id="pkxYHt">Jarvis - Kotkaniemi - Hall</p>
<p id="PJWe3f">Martinook - Staal - Carrier</p>
<p id="hVmkea">Stankoven - Jankowski - Robinson</p>
<p id="upZLzq">Will Jankowski stay in or will Roslovic draw back in?</p>
<p id="45GIjh">The Devils are led by Nico Hischier, (3G 0A), Jesper Bratt, (1G 2A), and Timo Meier, (1G 2A). </p>
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<p>They had to dig deep, but the Carolina Hurricanes got the job done in Newark on Sunday.</p> <p id="8zfgg7">After an effort that head coach Rod Brind’Amour found lackluster in a double overtime Game 3 loss, the <a href="https://www.canescountry.com">Carolina Hurricanes</a> returned to form on Sunday in Game 4 against the <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a>.</p>
<p id="u9EJrF">An Andrei Svechnikov hat trick and a strong all-around team game led the Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory and a commanding 3-1 lead in the first round series.</p>
<p id="MZOgIl">The first shift of the game went New Jersey’s way, but after that it was all Carolina for a while.</p>
<p id="94UvYK">Andrei Svechnikov finally broke through against Jacob Markstrom with a well-placed writer to make it 1-0.</p>
<p id="Rn1esm">Shortly thereafter, Jaccob Slavin made one of the plays of the year when he batted down a clearing attempt by former teammate Stefan Noesen, danced around him, and beat Markstrom from a difficult angle to push the visiting team’s edge to two.</p>
<p id="pbe4Zs">“We had a little bit of O-Zone time there,” Slavin said. “I knew they were tired... I just tried to have a good gap and ended up knocking it out of the air... I just tried to throw it at the net and got lucky.”</p>
<p id="sWjTXS">While the veteran defenseman undersold it, his teammates did not.</p>
<p id="xDTZUi">“There’s probably 100,000 words I could say about that guy, he’s so good,” Jackson Blake said. “It goes under the radar sometimes, I would say his offense, too, the plays he creates, not a lot of defensemen in the NHL can do that.”</p>
<p id="qarLRu">New Jersey took a penalty with about 30 seconds left in the first, and a 2-0 lead quickly grew to 3-0 early in the second when Svechnikov deflected one home off a feed from Seth Jarvis for Carolina’s third power play goal in the last two games. </p>
<p id="cQUIHO">Devils captain Nico Hischier answered with his third of the series to make it 3-1, but Carolina still had the game under control.</p>
<p id="BwOSMQ">That was until Timo Meier barreled into Frederik Andersen, knocking the Carolina net minder into the net and out of the game with an injury. </p>
<p id="Fq1if9">The play was reviewed for a penalty, but the referees determined it did not meet the standard for a major, which was the only call they could make on review since they did not call a minor as the play happened.</p>
<p id="Epcxdq">Pyotr Kochetkov came in, and he quickly surrendered a 3-2 goal to Meier, who turned and fired from a bad angle on the wall. </p>
<p id="2DGBBj">The Devils had all the momentum heading into third, but they struggled in the final frame to make Kochetkov come up with tough saves, as the Russian turned aside every subsequent shot he faced.</p>
<p id="xSaX0u">“We know that about him,” Brind’Amour said. “He’s got a great ability to just kind of move on and get right back to it. Obviously he played great after that. We didn’t give up a ton which was key, but when we did, he made a couple of good saves.”</p>
<p id="1djo2X">The Hurricanes got a gift late in the third when Markstrom erroneously went out to play a puck, ultimately turning it back over to the Hurricanes.</p>
<p id="HeEstL">The Swedish netminder then dropped a shot that was in his glove, and Jordan Martinook shoved the rebound home.</p>
<p id="fAVyUM">The Devils then pulled Markstrom for the extra attacker, and Svechnikov found the twine off a feed from Blake for a hat trick and a 5-2 lead.</p>
<p id="4byV0U">“It’s unbelievable,” Blake said. “He’s been bringing it every night in the playoffs... on the empty netter, I had to look for him. I‘m happy he had that night, and it’s good for his confidence.”</p>
<p id="TQGKvi">The two teams will now travel back to Raleigh for Game 4 at the Lenovo Center on Tuesday night, which is set for a 7:30 PM puck drop.</p>
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<p>Carolina looks to bounce back after a disappointing double OT loss to New Jersey in Game 3.</p> <p id="dbrvK0">The <a href="https://www.canescountry.com">Carolina Hurricanes</a> have the opportunity to take a 3-1 series lead over the <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a> in Newark on Sunday afternoon when the puck drops for Game 4 at 3:30. </p>
<p id="JDhuHV">Friday night’s Game 3 was a letdown for the Hurricanes that saw the Devils claw their way back into the series.</p>
<p id="i9gzjt">New Jersey was the better team for most of the game, but power play goals by Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis forced overtime before New Jersey rookie Simon Nemec buried a winner in double overtime.</p>
<p id="UDyDWj">Goalie Frederik Andersen was phenomenal on Friday as he has been in each of the first three games of this series, but he’s faced a heavy workload, and the short turnaround time between Friday night and Sunday afternoon could make it best for Andersen to take the day off. </p>
<p id="zgX7vQ">Head coach Rod Brind’Amour will address the media at 1:00 PM, at which point we should know more about any possible lineup changes.</p>
<p id="hua51O">One possible situation to watch beyond the first appearance for Pyotr Kochetkov in this playoff run could be Mark Jankowski coming in for Jack Roslovic.</p>
<p id="s1Sa5t">Jankowski’s defensive presence could help better manage the matchups on the road, and Roslovic had a rough night on Friday, getting beat by Nemec on the zone entry of the game-winning goal.</p>
<p id="FtJOXa">There’s also the remote possibility that Alexander Nikishin could make his NHL debut after officially signing an NHL contract Saturday, but that seems far less likely.</p>
<p id="jVczfg">On New Jersey’s side of things, Johnathan Kovacevic left Friday’s game after the first period, leaving head coach Sheldon Keefe down another defensemen with Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon already sidelined. </p>
<p id="Q0LG2n">The return of Jonas Siegenthaler on Friday helped the situation for the Devils, but if Hughes, Dillon and Kovacevic all can’t go, Dennis Cholowski could draw back in on the back end. </p>
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<p>There had been some worries thanks to an agent quote on Friday—but now it’s officially official</p> <p id="uCPNoS">Before Game Three on Friday Night in, Canes Nation had been rattled thanks to some tough words by the Russian Agent for Alexander Nikishin. It stirred up a bunch of fears that fans have had with players that have slipped through the team’s fingers.</p>
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<p id="nmnaqA">The timing of the post was like tossing a hand grenade into a fan base clustered around the hope that a new franchise defenseman was just a few games away from appearing on the ice. What was going on? </p>
<p id="SiSXdh">A little later in the day, hockey insider Elliotte Friedman appear to tamp down the furor by getting word from Nikishin’s representation in North America. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">From Ryan Barnes, Nikishin’s North American-based representative: “We have been working with Carolina on Alexander’s status. Our Russian partners are simply excited to see Alexander play for the Hurricanes and so are we.” <a href="https://t.co/i6deiNuJwO">pic.twitter.com/i6deiNuJwO</a></p>— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1915828627045830682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2025</a>
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<p id="YcGiF6">It turns out, there was a simple explanation for the Canes not signing Nikishin to his deal: the AHL playoffs. Due to the timing of the end of the KHL season plus how long it took Nikishin to get to North America, if he actually <em>signed</em> his NHL deal he would be ineligible to play in the AHL. </p>
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<p id="nrLGJC">So as Tom points out here, the Canes had missed the deadline to get him on the roster before the AHL playoffs began <em>but</em> that rule wouldn’t apply if he signed a professional or amateur tryout contract to play specifically for the Wolves. Understandably, everyone involved had been hoping that Nikishin would get some games in Chicago, so they didn’t want to preclude him from doing so. However, the Wolves’ first series was simply a best of three with a short turnaround, so the timing to get him over there and to sign one of those deals was presumably a little too short to have him there in time. </p>
<p id="eTXmdp">Unfortunately for Chicago, their season ended on Friday Night thanks to a 5-0 loss to the <a href="https://x.com/Chicago_Wolves/status/1915958546803392537">Rockford Ice Hogs</a>, and so the chances for Nikishin to play with the Canes’ minor league affiliate evaporated as soon as the final horn sounded. </p>
<p id="CUP2lf">Thus, around 24 hours after the furor had started with the words from the Russian agent, it was put to bed officially by the team:</p>
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<p id="lVo6tg">Looking backwards it seems pretty clear how this all played out. Ryan Barnes’ quote to Friedman on Friday was about the most polite “hey shut up” to his Russian counterpart he could release, and the fact the team didn’t feel the need to say anything before the game meant that this side of the pond was all on the same page. Tulsky seemed to affirm that with his statement today about “agreeing with his agents.”</p>
<p id="i4xO8J">The miscommunication likely stems from the Russian side not having a full understanding of the intricacies of the NHL CBA. It also didn’t help that one player on SKA had been able to get into games with Montreal while Nikishin still sat on the sidelines. They also don’t understand the different situation Montreal and Carolina are in, but logic would dictate that the Canes weren’t going to go through the trouble they did of brining the Russian over unless they intended to sign him. Remember, they had to negotiate with SKA to get Nikishin sent over early, and you don’t do that unless your intent is to get the contract signed. </p>
<p id="F19Dlf">Either way, Nikishin is now officially part of the Carolina roster, continuing to practice with the team, and now that the season is over for Chicago, look for a fleet of Wolves to make their way up to the main club so that they can practice with the team. Don’t expect Nikishin on the ice this season unless there’s an injury to one of the defensemen, and even then it’s likely Rod Brind’Amour would go with someone like Scott Morrow first. </p>
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<published>2025-04-26T00:42:52-04:00</published>
<updated>2025-04-26T00:42:52-04:00</updated>
<title>Devils 3, Hurricanes 2 - OT</title>
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<p>It was tough sledding for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 on the road on Friday night.</p> <p id="gCPuLx">For the second game in a row, the <a href="https://www.canescountry.com">Carolina Hurricanes</a> got off to a poor start against the <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a>.</p>
<p id="gxpi3p">Unlike in Game 2 in Raleigh on Tuesday night, they did not get away with it this time. </p>
<p id="3nNoDx">Devils captain Nico Hischier provided a crucial first goal late in the first period when he took advantage of a defensive lapse by Carolina, holding off Sean Walker and beating Frederik Andersen to send the Prudential Center crowd into a frenzy.</p>
<p id="Wk9k6e">It was the culmination of a dominant first period by the home team, one in which New Jersey had an answer for everything Carolina tried to get going in the offensive zone while the Hurricanes relied on Andersen to keep the Devils off the board. </p>
<p id="fkDn7M">New Jersey took a 1-0 lead into the intermission like Tuesday, and just like that night, their play relented in the second stanza. </p>
<p id="7lbyKu">It didn’t matter this time, as Jacob Markstrom was up to the task of holding the Hurricanes off the board when they did manage to muster a chance of consequence.</p>
<p id="YaNkzQ">The Devils weren’t completely shut down in the second, though, as they strung together a couple threatening shifts, one that featured a legitimate save of the year candidate when Andersen robbed Timo Meier with the glove on a play where all 10 skaters on the ice crowded the crease and the Hurricanes couldn’t freeze it.</p>
<p id="kJmPOy">New Jersey took its 1-0 edge into the third and built upon it when Dawson Mercer scored his first of the series by tucking one in after Andersen’s momentum from a prior tough save left the net briefly vacant.</p>
<p id="MJroi0">Seth Jarvis cut the deficit in half with a power play goal with a well-placed shot on a give-and-go with Sebastian Aho. </p>
<p id="DoNTAi">The Devils immediately got their own chance on the power play, but Carolina killed it off. </p>
<p id="KZDNe9">The line of Taylor Hall, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Andrei Svechnikov then hemmed Brett Pesce and the Devils in their own end for a shift of over two minutes, and a gassed Pesce eventually flipped the puck over the glass for a delay of game penalty.</p>
<p id="CkVKEc">Markstrom made a big save on Svechnikov on a one-timer, but he slid out of position, and the puck found Aho who deposited it into a wide-open net to tie the score.</p>
<p id="gdzej6">The game went to overtime, where the Hurricanes killed off tripping penalties to Brent Burns and Jordan Staal without receiving a power play of their own.</p>
<p id="ByBErU">Andersen made multiple big stops to push the game to a second extra frame, as Carolina registered just a pair of shots on goal. </p>
<p id="hznTCF">The Hurricanes didn’t fare any better in the second overtime, as they continued to try to hang on until eventually Andersen let one through.</p>
<p id="ALymfu">Embattled Devils defenseman Simon Nemec broke through Shayne Gostisbehere and Jack Roslovic to get a wrister off on Andersen, and it sneaked through under his right arm to trickle in to end the game.</p>
<p id="4fOys2">With that, the Devils got right back into the series and gave themselves the chance to send it back to Raleigh tied at two games apiece.</p>
<p id="dXDVJl">Game 4 from Newark is set for 3:30 PM EST on Sunday.</p>
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<published>2025-04-25T08:00:00-04:00</published>
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<title>Hurricanes @ Devils - Round 1, Game 3 - Preview and Game Thread</title>
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<p>The Hurricanes look to take full command of the series in Newark.</p> <p id="dPxV0u">The <a href="https://www.canescountry.com">Carolina Hurricanes</a> successfully defended home ice in Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against the <a href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com">New Jersey Devils</a>.</p>
<p id="snnDIc">Now, the series shifts to the Prudential Center in Newark, where the Devils are sure to throw the Hurricanes their best shot as they look to avoid falling in a 3-0 hole.</p>
<p id="fLikBc">Jordan Martinook provided the heroics on Tuesday night with a game-winning shorthanded goal, and it was Logan Stankoven with a pair of tallies on Sunday to give Carolina a 1-0 series lead.</p>
<p id="uy8ZQj">On both days, though, Frederik Andersen’s performance between the pipes was crucial to securing a win.</p>
<p id="4a98AC">Andersen currently leads the playoffs in save percentage. </p>
<p id="QAd8o1">We would expect head coach Rod Brind’Amour to turn to Andersen again tonight, but Game 4 could be an opportunity for Pyotr Kochetov to work into the mix given the short turnaround time between tonight’s puck drop and Sunday afternoon’s.</p>
<p id="4cpXad">Brind’Amour told the media Thursday that<a href="https://x.com/WaltRuff/status/1915447208003964981"> “more than likely</a>” the team would roll out the same lineup from the first two contests. </p>
<p id="6ztFlR">New Jersey head coach <a href="https://x.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/1915460372930191802">Sheldon Keefe was noncommittal </a>as to the status of injured defensemen Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon, noting that neither of them would be ready if the game was yesterday but that time was on their side.</p>
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<strong>Location: </strong>Prudential Center, Newark, NJ.</li>
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<strong>TV: </strong>FanDuel Sports Network South with Mike Maniscalco, play-by-play; Tripp Tracy, color analyst; Hanna Yates, in-game reporter; Shane Willis, analyst OR TBS.</li>
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<published>2025-04-23T01:07:05-04:00</published>
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<p>Carolina takes a 2-0 lead in round one series</p> <p id="5nYeg0">The Carolina Hurricanes had a slow start, fell behind 1-0, but came on strong to defeat the New Jersey Devils, 3-1 on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center.</p>
<p id="a3B0G2">The win gives Carolina a 2-0 lead in this opening round series. </p>
<p id="xXic7E">After falling behind 1-0 in the opening period, Shayne Gostisbehere tied the game early in the second when he followed up his own shot in close. </p>
<p id="5ppGz4">A bit later in that period, Dmitri Orlov fed Jordan Martinook, shorthanded, and Martinook snipered a shot past goalie, Jacob Markstrom to give the home team a lead they would never relinquish. </p>
<p id="MsFvSG">Markstrom got upset with Andrei Svechnikov again and went after the Russian again this night, after swinging his stick at him the previous game, but missing him and hitting his own man instead.</p>
<p id="1KiY6B">The third period was pretty even, though the Devils seemed to earn the better chances. It didn’t matter because Carolina goalie, Fred Andersen made save after save, some of them outstanding, down the stretch to earn first star recognition. </p>
<p id="R3u0D1">Seth Jarvis scored an empty-netter to close things out.</p>
<p id="6DjnGp">The Devils cranked up their physical game and had 51 hits to Carolina’s 31. </p>
<p id="qcseYb">The Canes pulled about even in the faceoff circle, losing barely 51% to 49%.</p>
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<p id="EzpGBG">The Canes will take Wednesday off and will practice Thursday before flying to Jersey for game three. </p>
<p id="TAvOGX">Game Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/GS030142.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/GS030142.HTM</a></p>
<p id="yKnPZ8">Event Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/ES030142.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/ES030142.HTM</a></p>
<p id="sEVpxH">Team Recap - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/recap-andersen-martinook-spark-canes-game-2-win">https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/recap-andersen-martinook-spark-canes-game-2-win</a></p>
<p id="vskGYn">Interviews - <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/c6i4zds58tzgjuwsufdu0/AHRyOGjl4_pr_G44uYDZQqI?rlkey=yoqy0n1zwheim4cbuso5x4bnd&amp;e=1&amp;st=0wader8f&amp;dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/c6i4zds58tzgjuwsufdu0/AHRyOGjl4_pr_G44uYDZQqI?rlkey=yoqy0n1zwheim4cbuso5x4bnd&amp;e=1&amp;st=0wader8f&amp;dl=0</a></p>
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