The Carolina Hurricanes demolished the New Jersey Devils 5-1 in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff matchup Wednesday.
The Devils had just one shot on goal over the first 25 minutes of the game, and it wasn't much of a chance at all.
Tom GulittiShot attempts were 29-7 for Carolina in first.<br><br>Devils' only credited shot on goal was a 70-foot backhand dump-in by Bastian with 7:45 remaining in first.
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes took a 3-0 lead in that span thanks to goals from Brett Pesce, Seth Jarvis and Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
New Jersey's second shot on goal resulted in a score from Nathan Bastian, but the Devils went quiet for the remainder of the evening.