![]() He skated in to the dot before firing a shot that went under Schmid’s right arm and grazed his ribs before finding the net at the 1:35 mark. Kotkaniemi’s first goal came when he took pass alone on the right side, fittingly after Carolina had kept possession along the boards. You’ve got to battle hard for your opportunities.” ![]() “What bothers me the most is we got outbattled again today,“ Devils captain Nico Hischier said. This time, they’ve been outscored 11-2 through two games. They lost the first two games at home by 5-1 scores in the first round against the New York Rangers before rallying to advance with Monday’s Game 7 clincher. The Devils return home to host Game 3 on Sunday, facing an 0-2 hole for the second straight best-of-seven series. Miles Wood scored for the Devils early in the third, but Andersen was strong in his third straight postseason start for Carolina going back to the first-round clincher against the New York Islanders. “That’s been our style all year long,“ Staal said, ”which is first and foremost give them nothing, and then just be tencacious on the puck and create turnovers and send it to the net.” He lasted only a few minutes into the second period of the Game 1 loss, then took a seat after the second with his team down 4-0 in this one. ![]() It also marked the second straight game the Hurricanes chased Devils netminder Akira Schmid. “Right now we’re getting it up and down the lineup.” “No secret, we’re missing some firepower, so where are you going to find it?” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said of injured scorers like Andrei Svechnikov, Teuvo Teravainen and trade acquisition Max Pacioretty. Throw in clinching goals by Jordan Martinook and Stefan Noesen in the third, and the Hurricanes have had nine different players find the net at least once through two games. Jordan Staal and Martin Necas also scored in that blow-it-open second, which turned a scoreless game between the top two regular-season teams still alive in the playoffs into a romping Hurricanes win with the backing of another rowdy home crowd. Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice in a roughly 2 1/2-minute span during Carolina’s four-goal second period, Frederik Andersen stopped 28 shots and the Hurricanes beat the Devils 6-1 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. It has allowed them to take early control of their second-round playoff series against the New Jersey Devils - convincingly, at that. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes are pushing past their injury-hit group of forwards through grit, relentless effort and scoring throughout the lineup.
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