Schedule and 2022-23 Results
Regular Season Records: Carolina 52-21-9=113pts, New Jersey 52-22-8=112pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 03 May: New Jersey loses at Carolina, 5-goals-1
Game 2 on Friday, 05 May: New Jersey loses at Carolina, 6-goals-1
Game 3 on Sunday, 07 May: Carolina loses at New Jersey, 8-goals-4
Game 4 on Tuesday, 09 May: Carolina wins at New Jersey, 6-goals-1
Game 5 on Thursday, 11 May: New Jersey loses at Carolina, 3-goals-2(OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-goals-2(OT) to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1527 victory. With the series 1527 win, the Carolina Hurricanes improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 15-8 overall and 5-2 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1527 loss, the New Jersey Devils see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 26-20 overall and 7-4 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Carolina Hurricanes in series 1527 was WWLWW: Series 1527 thus becomes the seventeenth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 50th NHL series (all rounds), and the 130th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 4: The Carolina Hurricanes visited and outscored the New Jersey Devils 6-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1527 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 5 record of 1-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New Jersey Devils have a series record of 1-10 (with an active seven-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 3-8. Trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New Jersey Devils achieved their sole series victory in series 810, in the 2000 NHL Semifinals over the Philadelphia Flyers en route to capturing the 2000 NHL championship.

After Game 3: The New Jersey Devils hosted and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 8-goals-4 to reduce the Carolina Hurricanes best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1527 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 7-2 and a Game 4 record of 4-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New Jersey Devils have a series record of 6-13 and a Game 4 record of 11-8. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes with their series 1527 Game 3 loss now have a four-Game 3 losing streak irrespective of Games 1-2 outcome, and a five-Game 3 losing streak in the wake of a 2-games-nil series lead.

After Game 2: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and topped the New Jersey Devils 6-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1527 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 7-1 and a Game 3 record of 2-6 (with an active four-Game 3 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New Jersey Devils have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 3 record of 6-3. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes with their series 1527 Game 2 win extend their Game 2 winning streak to eight consecutive Game 2s. Trailing 2-games-nil in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New Jersey Devils rallied to win their last such series (series 1521, over the New York Rangers in the 2023 NHL Preliminary round). With their series 1527 Game 2 loss, the New Jersey Devils see their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 2 losing streak grow to four consecutive Game 2s irrespective of Game 1 outcome. In series 1527 Games 1-2, the Carolina Hurricanes outscored the New Jersey Devils 11-goals-2: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series beginning in 1939, teams leading 2-games-nil which score eleven or more goals and allow two or fewer goals have a perfect 6-0 series record, with all six series wins via four-game sweeps.

After Game 1: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1527 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 8-2 and a Game 2 record of 8-2 (with an active seven-Game 2 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New Jersey Devils have a series record of 11-14 and a Game 2 record of 16-9. In the wake of series 1527 Game 1, the Carolina Hurricanes now have a four-Game 1 winning streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series, while the New Jersey Devils now have a six-Game 1 losing streak in such series.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2022-23 NHL regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes finished one point ahead of the New Jersey Devils. From 1939 through the 2023 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season point, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 13-9 (.591) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1527 is the 23rd best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Carolina Hurricanes, and the 46th for the New Jersey Devils. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have an all-rounds series record of 14-8, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 4-2, and a Game 1 record of 10-12, while the New Jersey Devils have an all-rounds series record of 26-19, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 7-3, and a Game 1 record of 20-25 (with an active five-Game 1 losing streak). Series 1527 is the fifth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils in three of their four previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings, and have a three-series winning streak against New Jersey in best-of-7 play.