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New Jersey Ices Carolina 7-4 - Recap
New Jersey earned a 7-4 victory over Carolina behind a 2-goal performance from Nathan Bastian on Saturday at Prudential Center.
New Jersey won as a +144 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Nathan Bastian(2), Jesper Bratt, Pavel Zacha, Michael McLeod, Andreas Johnsson, and Jack Hughes each scored for the Devils in the victory. Bastian opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Jon Gillies turned in a 28-save effort for the Devils.
Carolina got goals from Andrei Svechnikov, Brady Skjei, Josh Leivo, and Ian Cole in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carolina got a 31-stop effort from Jack Lafontaine in the loss.
New Jersey scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Carolina 38-32 in the game.
New Jersey looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Kings. The Hurricanes will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Vegas.