Blackwood was 10-6-2 with a 3.20 GAA and. Vanecek has not allowed fewer than four goals in any his four starts and is 1-3 with a 4.64 GAA and. 921 save percentage and two shutouts in the playoffs, but was pulled after starting each of the first two games against Carolina and has a 5.40 GAA and. The 22-year-old is 4-3 with a 2.29 goals-against average. Schmid stopped 11 of 12 shots in relief of Vanecek, who allowed five goals on 17 shots in Game 4. We'll discuss what direction we want to go and that's where we'll be at." "It's a discussion we'll have," Ruff said Wednesday. Will it be rookie Akira Schmid or Vitek Vanecek, who each started two of the first four games? Or Mackenzie Blackwood, who has yet to dress in the playoffs? New Jersey did not hold a morning skate Thursday, so there were no clues about which goalie will start. Teams that take a 3-1 lead in a best-of-7 series have a series record of 302-32 (.904), including 3-1 in 2023. "Sometimes you might need another desperation that you might not see in a Game 1 or Game 2." "You have to play (with) everything on the line," Devils coach Lindy Ruff said.
New Jersey needs a win to extend the series to a Game 6 at home Saturday. "We have to find that game again and, as a whole, can all contribute just being a harder, tough team." "We had a really good Game 3 and the rest of the series we haven't really got to our edge," Devils forward Jesper Bratt said. New Jersey won 8-4 in Game 3 at home on Sunday. The Hurricanes outscored the Devils 17-3 in their three victories, including 11-2 in the first two games of the series at PNC Arena. They're going to bring their best effort and we need to bring ours too and not think of anything else but trying to take care of business tonight." That's been our long goal for a while now and we don't want to look too far ahead. "This is a great opportunity to close the series and move on," Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho said.
The Carolina Hurricanes can advance to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2019 with a victory against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at PNC Arena on Thursday.Ĭarolina leads 3-1 in the best-of-7 series following a 6-1 win in Game 4 at New Jersey on Tuesday.
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