NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Brent Burns ...

The first payoff came Sunday. Logan Stankoven scored two second-period goals in his first playoff game with Carolina as the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 to open their first-round series.

They are a proven playoff machine, while the Devils are stumbling into a series they’ve lost before. Carolina beat the Devils in ... is the Hurricanes’ Game 1 starter. He only made 21 starts ...