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New Jersey Falls 3-2 to Hurricanes - Recap

The Devils came up short Thursday against the Hurricanes, falling 3-2.

The Hurricanes were a -155 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Carolina got goals from Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Staal, and Sebastian Aho in the victory. Aho opened the scoring at 1:30 of the first period.

Antti Raanta turned in a 23-save effort for the Hurricanes.

Jesper Bratt, and Justin Dowling scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Antti Raanta.

Nico Daws stopped 9 of 12 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Carolina went 1-for-4, while the Devils were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

New Jersey outshot Carolina 25-23 in the game.

Carolina heads into a battle against the Coyotes. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.