nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Skates Past Carolina 8-4 - Recap
Jack Hughes was the difference, potting a pair for New Jersey on Sunday as the Devils skated off with a 8-4 victory over the Hurricanes at Prudential Center.
New Jersey won as a -150 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New Jersey got goals from Jack Hughes(2), Michael McLeod, Timo Meier, Miles Wood, Damon Severson, Ondrej Palat, and Nico Hischier in the victory. Meier opened the scoring at 5:58 of the first period.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 26-save effort for the Devils.
Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, and Jordan Martinook scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 of 22 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-4, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Carolina 34-30 in the game.