“And obviously right now we’re in a little stretch where we haven’t been able to find the net.”Ĭarolina was it’s own worst enemy in this one, as two of New Jersey’s goals came on giveaways. They tallied 15 goals over three games before totaling only one in the last three. The Hurricanes are scoreless in their last eight periods.Ĭarolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said he would be more worried about the recent lack of scoring if his team was not getting chances. The consecutive shutout losses were the first for Carolina since January 2014. Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves for the Hurricanes, who were coming off a 4-0 loss to Vegas on Saturday. The defensemen are really good, the forwards are scoring goals, so the goalie have to make the saves to help them.” “This group is really good group,” Vanecek said.

The Devils have 15 games left in the regular season, one fewer than the Hurricanes. New Jersey and Carolina both have 94 points. Vitek Vanecek had 32 saves for his third shutout of the season. And we’re gonna have a big push here the last few games.” So, for us to tie it up, you know, that’s good. “It’s a big one for us,” said Hughes, who ended a six-game goal drought. Jack Hughes stole a puck and scored early and set up two goals by Jesper Bratt to lead the Devils to a 3-0 win Sunday night that pushed New Jersey into a first-place tie with the Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division. In their biggest game of the season, their best players stood front and center and the only ones hitting the wall were the Carolina Hurricanes. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils have had such an unexpectly great season some have been wondering when they would hit the wall.

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