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New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5–2 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New Jersey Devils 2 42-37-3
at Carolina Hurricanes 5 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 1 0 1 2
Carolina Hurricanes 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 6 5 8 19
Carolina Hurricanes 8 15 11 34

Three stars

  1. N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Blake, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
  3. T. Hall, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:06 New Jersey Devils Timo Meier (22) Dawson Mercer (20), Nico Hischier (30) Even strength NJD 1, CAR 0
2nd 10:10 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (23) Alexander Nikishin (19), Taylor Hall (24) Power play NJD 1, CAR 1
2nd 13:48 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake (21) Taylor Hall (25), Shayne Gostisbehere (33) Even strength NJD 1, CAR 2
2nd 15:13 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal (19) Nikolaj Ehlers (38), Jordan Martinook (14) Even strength NJD 1, CAR 3
3rd 15:25 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere (12) Unassisted Even strength NJD 1, CAR 4
3rd 17:40 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis (30) Sean Walker (17), Sebastian Aho (48) Shorthanded, Empty net NJD 1, CAR 5
3rd 19:36 New Jersey Devils Evgenii Dadonov (1) Johnathan Kovacevic (5), Brenden Dillon (12) Even strength NJD 2, CAR 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 19 34
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 6
Hits 26 12
Blocked shots 15 9
Giveaways 17 23
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 25/50 (50%) 25/50 (50%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 46.2% 12:18
13 N. Hischier C 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 3 0 65% 19:12
16 C. Brown R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 20:01
28 T. Meier R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 1 0 100% 18:05
29 L. Hameenaho R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 2 0 13:28
33 E. Dadonov L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:36
42 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:21
47 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 50% 10:26
63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 19:15
72 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 09:19
86 J. Hughes C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 20% 22:17
91 D. Mercer C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 17:49
5 B. Dillon D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 15:02
7 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 0 20:46
8 J. Kovacevic D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 19:18
17 S. Nemec D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 18:13
43 L. Hughes D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 23:21
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 19:21
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
25 J. Markstrom 33 29 4 .879 58:09 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 42.1% 17:59
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 85.7% 17:44
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 +1 0 6 2 0 0 54.5% 14:44
24 S. Jarvis R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:56
27 N. Ehlers L 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 15:10
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:02
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:41
48 J. Martinook L 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 16:22
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:49
53 J. Blake R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:43
71 T. Hall L 0 2 2 +1 2 4 1 0 0 14:25
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 45.5% 10:53
4 S. Gostisbehere D 1 1 2 +1 2 2 1 1 0 17:42
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:09
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 22:09
21 A. Nikishin D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 16:13
26 S. Walker D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 20:39
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21:40
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 19 17 2 .895 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:50 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Hooking 2
1st 12:16 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Tripping 2
2nd 08:27 New Jersey Devils Lenni Hameenaho Tripping 2
3rd 15:52 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere Charging 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Cody Beach, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Kiel Murchison
New Jersey Devils scratches
Brett Pesce, Dennis Cholowski, Arseny Gritsyuk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 7 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

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