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New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes

NHL
Devils
37-33-2, 76 PTS
2-5
Final
Hurricanes
46-20-6, 98 PTS
Lenovo Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NJ shoots leftCAR shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
NJ65819
CAR8151134

In net

Jacob Markstrom29/33 SV, .879
Brandon Bussi17/19 SV, .895
Team123T
NJ1012
CAR0325

Who won: Hurricanes 5-2

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes outscored the Devils 3-0 in the 2nd period. Shayne Gostisbehere led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Evgenii Dadonov led the Devils in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Shayne GostisbehereD
  2. 27.8Nikolaj EhlersLW
  3. 37.8Seth JarvisC
  4. 47.7Taylor HallLW
  5. 57.6Jordan StaalC
  6. 67.6Sean WalkerD
  7. 77.5Jackson BlakeRW
  8. 87.4Evgenii DadonovLW
  9. 97.4Nico HischierC
  10. 107.4Sebastian AhoC
  11. 117.3Timo MeierRW
  12. 127.2Johnathan KovacevicD

Team stats

NJCAR
15Blocked Shots9
26Hits12
4Takeaways7
19Shots34
0Power Play Goals1
3Power Play Opportunities1
0.0Power Play Percentage100.0
0Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
25Faceoffs Won25
50.0Faceoff Win Percent50.0
17Giveaways23
1Total Penalties3
2Penalty Minutes6

Player of the game

Shayne Gostisbehere

CAR · 1 G, 1 A, 2 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

25%
NJ · 1.95 xG
75%
CAR · 3.51 xG

Hurricanes created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:03Simon Nemec

    Big hit on E. Robinson

    Simon Nemec hit Eric Robinson

    S. Nemec

  3. P3 0:24Paul Cotter

    Faceoff win vs M. Jankowski

    Paul Cotter faceoff won against Mark Jankowski

    P. Cotter

  4. GOALP3 0:24
    Evgenii Dadonov

    Goal! Wrist shot

    E. Dadonov · 1 G

    Evgenii Dadonov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Johnathan Kovacevic (5), Brenden Dillon (12)

    NJ 2 - 5 CAR
  5. P3 0:40Shayne Gostisbehere

    Big hit on E. Dadonov

    Shayne Gostisbehere hit Evgenii Dadonov

    S. Gostisbehere · 1 G, 1 A

  6. P3 0:57Logan Stankoven

    Faceoff win vs C. Glass

    Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Cody Glass

    L. Stankoven

  7. P3 1:16Paul Cotter

    Big hit on S. Walker

    Paul Cotter hit Sean Walker

    P. Cotter

  8. P3 1:49Mark Jankowski

    Faceoff win vs P. Cotter

    Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Paul Cotter

    M. Jankowski

  9. P3 1:53Evgenii Dadonov

    Wrist shot on goal

    Evgenii Dadonov Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi

    E. Dadonov · 1 G

  10. P3 2:20Cody Glass

    Faceoff win vs M. Jankowski

    Cody Glass faceoff won against Mark Jankowski

    C. Glass

  11. GOALP3 2:20
    Seth Jarvis

    Goal! Wrist shot

    S. Jarvis · 1 G

    Seth Jarvis Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Walker (17), Sebastian Aho (48)

    NJ 1 - 5 CAR
  12. P3 2:26Sean Walker

    Shot blocked by L. Hughes

    Sean Walker shot blocked by Luke Hughes

    S. Walker · 1 A

  13. P3 2:59Connor Brown

    Shot blocked by J. Slavin

    Connor Brown shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin

    C. Brown

  14. P3 3:14Timo Meier

    Wrist shot on goal

    Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi

    T. Meier · 1 G

  15. P3 3:26Jack Hughes

    Wrist shot on goal

    Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi

    J. Hughes

  16. P3 3:38Luke Hughes

    Shot blocked by J. Staal

    Luke Hughes shot blocked by Jordan Staal

    L. Hughes

  17. P3 3:40Luke Hughes
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Luke Hughes

    L. Hughes

  18. P3 4:02Nico Hischier

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Nico Hischier Tip-In saved by Brandon Bussi

    N. Hischier · 1 A

  19. P3 4:08Nico Hischier

    Faceoff win vs J. Staal

    Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jordan Staal

    N. Hischier · 1 A

  20. P3 4:08Shayne Gostisbehere
    FLAG

    Penalty: charging

    Shayne Gostisbehere Charging against Evgenii Dadonov (2 min)

    S. Gostisbehere · 1 G, 1 A

  21. P3 4:11Cody Glass

    Shot blocked by S. Gostisbehere

    Cody Glass shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere

    C. Glass

  22. P3 4:35Mark Jankowski

    Faceoff win vs C. Glass

    Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Cody Glass

    M. Jankowski

  23. GOALP3 4:35
    Shayne Gostisbehere

    Goal! Snap shot

    S. Gostisbehere · 1 G, 1 A

    Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: none

    NJ 1 - 4 CAR
  24. P3 4:40Simon Nemec
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Simon Nemec

  25. P3 5:23Jonas Siegenthaler

    Shot blocked by J. Staal

    Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Jordan Staal

    J. Siegenthaler

Leaders

NJCAR
Goals
Evgenii Dadonov
1
Shayne Gostisbehere
1
Assists
Brenden Dillon
1
Taylor Hall
2
Points
Evgenii Dadonov
1
Shayne Gostisbehere
2

Season seriesCAR wins series 4-0

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