NHL Playoff Preview: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 4/29/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 4/29/2025

New Jersey Devils (1-3-0) at Carolina Hurricanes (3-0-1)

Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Tuesday, April 29
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: TNT/SN360/TVSA2/FDSSO/MSGSN
Radio:
New Jersey – Devils App, 98.7 ESPN
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New Jersey +1.5 ML +215
Carolina -1.5 ML -265
O/U 5.5

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New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils are on the verge of elimination after Sunday’s 5-2 loss. They are averaging 1.8 goals per game in this series. Jacob Markstrom is posting a 2.53 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.

Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes can move on to round two with a win tonight. They are averaging 3.5 goals per game in the first four games of this series. Frederik Andersen is posting a 1.59 goals-against average with a .936 save percentage. He left game four with an injury, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 of the 15 shots he faced for Carolina.

New Jersey Devils Projected Lines

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

Dumoulin-Pesce
Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Cholowski-Nemec

Markstrom
Allen

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

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

Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Walker

Andersen
Kochetkov

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Players To Watch:

New Jersey Devils

Timo Meier this season had 53 points on 26 goals and 27 assists. He’s scored two goals and added an assist so far in this series. This season, in four games against Carolina, he was held pointless,

Carolina Hurricanes

Andrei Svechnikov had 48 points this season on 20 goals and 28 assists. He’s scored four goals and added an assist in this series; he had a hat trick in game four. This season in four regular-season games against New Jersey, he had a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

D Jonathan Kovacevic – DTD
C Jack Hughes – IR
D Brendan Dillon – DTD
D Luke Hughes – DTD

Carolina Hurricanes

F Jesper Fast – IR

Next Game

Game 6: Friday, May 2 at Prudential Center (If Necessary)

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