In the end, the lead the Devils spotted to the Carolina Hurricanes early in the game was an insurmountable deficit. The Devils’ comeback in Game 4 fell just short after chipping away at the Hurricanes’ 3-0 lead.

Despite the Devils spending more time in their offensive zone in the second half of the game, the Hurricanes’ hyper-skilled defense rarely bent. The Devils ran out of time, even before Martinook’s goal, and Svechnikov ended the game with an empty net goal with 3:17 left to also secure a hat-trick.

Things haven’t worked out so well in the playoffs, and they are now one loss away from elimination. The Devils were third on the power play at a franchise-record 28.2% during the regular season, but went 0 for 2 in their 5-2 loss in Game 4 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday that dropped them to a 3-1 deficit in the first-round series.

The Carolina Hurricanes will face the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 of this NHL Playoff matchup on Sunday at the Prudential Center.

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