The Hurricanes beat the Devils on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
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."What bothers me the most is we got outbattled again today," Devils captain Nico Hischier said."It's the playoffs. Skill doesn't mean a thing. You've got to battle hard for your opportunities."
Moments later, Martinook — whose activity had him in the mix all night on a line featuring Kotkaniemi and Jesper Fast — skated in to tangle up two Devils players in a possession chase near the boards. That helped jar the puck loose to skitter over to Kotkaniemi for the near-post putaway at 3:58. And finally, Martin Necas finished from the slot after Jaccob Slavin caught the right post on a rush but Carolina again maintained possession.
The Hurricanes dominated the opening period of Game 1, smothering the Devils to take away open ice while tallying more goals than New Jersey had shots .
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