NHL Playoff Preview: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 4/27/2025

New Jersey Devils (1-2-0) at Carolina Hurricanes (2-0-1)

Venue: Prudential Center
Date: Sunday, April 27
Time: 3:30 pm EST
TV: TBS/truTV/SN360/FDSSO/MSGSN
Radio:
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan
New Jersey – Devils App, 98.7 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Carolina -1.5 ML -175
New Jersey +1.5 ML +145
O/U 5.5

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Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes dropped Friday’s game in overtime but still lead the series 2-1. They will look to head back home with a series lead. Frederik Andersen is posting a 1.48 goals-against average with a .943 save percentage.

New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils picked up a much-needed win and will enter tonight looking to make this a best-of-three series as it heads back to Carolina. Jacob Markstrom is posting a 2.08 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.

Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

Jarvis-Aho-Blake
Hall-Kotkaniemi-Svechnikov
Martinook-Staal-Stankoven
Robinson-Roslovic-Carrier

Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Walker

Andersen
Kochetkov

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New Jersey Devils Projected Lines

Palat-Hischier-Meier
Haula-Mercer-Bratt
Cotter-Glass-Noesen
Tatar-Dowling-Bastian

Pesce-Hamilton
Dumoulin-Kovacevic
Siegenthaler-Nemec

Markstrom
Allen

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Players To Watch:

Carolina Hurricanes

Seth Jarvis had 67 points this season on 32 goals and 35 assists. He had nine points since Carolina acquired him, with five goals and four assists. He’s scored two goals in this series. This season in three regular-season games against New Jersey, he had a goal and three assists and was a plus-three.

New Jersey Devils

Nico Hischier this season had 69 points on 35 goals and 34 assists. He’s scored two goals so far in this series. This season, in four games, he scored two goals and was a minus-three.

Injury Report:

Carolina Hurricanes

F Jesper Fast – IR

New Jersey Devils

C Jack Hughes – IR
D Brenden Dillon – DTD
D Luke Hughes – DTD

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