The Carolina Hurricanes scored five second period goals—including four in a 5:20 span—en route to defeating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series.
Any good will the Devils created with an 8-4 win over Carolina in Game 3 went completely out the window in Game 4 after a disastrous performance that now puts New Jersey in a 3-1 hole in this best-of-seven matchup.
Martin Necas, who scored a first period goal to knot the game at one by intermission, netted his second 7:26 into the second.
That opened the floodgates as Brett Pesce (9:51), Jesper Fast (11:07), Brent Burns (12:46) and Jordan Martinook (19:36) vaulted Carolina into a 6-1 lead.