Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: Carolina 47-30-5=99pts, New Jersey 42-33-7=91pts
Game 1 on Sunday, 20 April: New Jersey loses at Carolina, 4-goals-1
Game 2 on Tuesday, 22 April: New Jersey loses at Carolina, 3-goals-1
Game 3 on Friday, 25 April: Carolina loses at New Jersey, 3-goals-2(2OT)
Game 4 on Sunday, 27 April: Carolina wins at New Jersey, 5-goals-2
Game 5 on Tuesday, 29 April: New Jersey loses at Carolina, 5-goals-4(2OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-goals-4(2OT) to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1587 victory. With the series 1587 win, the Carolina Hurricanes improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 17-10 overall and 9-3 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1587 loss, the New Jersey Devils see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 26-21 overall and 11-13 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Carolina Hurricanes in series 1587 was WWLWW: Series 1587 thus becomes the 19th NHL Preliminary-round series, the 52nd NHL series (all rounds), and the 135th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Carolina Hurricanes trailed the visiting New Jersey Devils by three goals as late as 1:45 into the second period of series 1587 Game 5, but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down three goals as late as 1:45 into the second period had a game record of only 3-88 (.033) - the Carolina Hurricanes thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback to win series 1587.

After Game 4: The Carolina Hurricanes visited and defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1587 lead of 3-games-1.

After Game 3: The New Jersey Devils hosted and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-goals-2(2OT) to reduce the Carolina Hurricanes best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1587 lead to 2-games-1.

After Game 2: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and bested the New Jersey Devils 3-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1587 lead of 2-games-nil.

After Game 1: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and bested the New Jersey Devils 4-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1587 lead of 1-game-nil.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NHL regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes finished eight points ahead of the New Jersey Devils. From 1939 through the 2024 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by eight regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 22-9 (710) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1587 is the 27th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Carolina Hurricanes, and the 47th for the New Jersey Devils. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have an all-rounds series record of 16-10, a Preliminary-round series record of 8-3, and a Game 1 record of 12-14, while the New Jersey Devils have an all-rounds series record of 26-20, a Preliminary-round series record of 11-12, and a Game 1 record of 20-26. Series 1587 is the sixth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils. In their previous five best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings, the Carolina Hurricanes won four of those five series from the New Jersey Devils (including their last four such meetings).