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25-14-3
Carolina Hurricanes
3
SOG: 29
22-18-2
New Jersey Devils
1
SOG: 29
Prudential Center - Newark
OFF
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
CAR
N. Ehlers
CAR • 1G 0A
T. Hall
CAR • 1G 1A
L. Stankoven
CAR • 1G 0A
NJD
D. Mercer
NJD • 1G 0A
A. Gritsyuk
NJD • 0G 1A
J. Siegenthaler
NJD • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
B. Bussi
CAR • G • G A
⭐ 2
T. Hall
CAR • L • 1G 1A
⭐ 3
L. Stankoven
CAR • C • 1G 0A
Headlines
Jake Allen's Power Play Trauma – Did He Even Read the Scouting Report?!
Taylor Hall Lights the Lamp, Devils’ D Left Their Goalie for Dead Again!
Dawson Mercer Scores, Tries to Carry Team, Instead Gets Carried by Poor Defense!
Ehlers Opens Fast—Devils’ PK Looks Like Swiss Cheese—Has Anyone Checked Their Sticks for Holes?
Logan Stankoven Sinks Devils Late—How Many Times Can One Team Trip Over Themselves?
24-14-3 - W1
Carolina Hurricanes
22-17-2 - L1
New Jersey Devils
Newark - Prudential Center
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
17G - 25A
(42P)
2
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
11G - 20A
(31P)
3
R
Andrei Svechnikov
12G - 19A
(31P)
4
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
4G - 25A
(29P)
5
C
Seth Jarvis
19G - 10A
(29P)
CAR Injuries
Jarvis, Seth
Upper Body
Day to Day
Jarvis (upper body) returned to practice Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Jan 6, 2026
Slavin, Jaccob
Upper Body
Day to Day
The Hurricanes announced Monday that Slavin is considered week-to-week due to an upper-body injury.
Jan 6, 2026
Legault, Charles-Alexis
Hand
Month to Month
Legault was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after having a procedure Monday to repair several torn extensor tendons on his right hand.
Mar 2, 2026
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Season
Kochetkov (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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NJD
1
L
Jesper Bratt
9G - 24A
(33P)
2
C
Nico Hischier
12G - 20A
(32P)
3
C
Dawson Mercer
11G - 15A
(26P)
4
R
Timo Meier
12G - 13A
(25P)
5
C
Jack Hughes
11G - 13A
(24P)
NJD Injuries
MacEwen, Zack
Lower Body
Day to Day
MacEwen (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
Jan 17, 2026
Dadonov, Evgenii
Wrist
Week to Week
Dadonov (wrist) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
Jan 25, 2026
Kovacevic, Johnathan
Knee
Week to Week
Kovacevic (knee) has been moved to long-term injured reserve, PuckPedia reports Sunday.
Jan 25, 2026
McLaughlin, Marc
Undisclosed
Week to Week
McLaughlin (undisclosed) landed on injured reserve Monday.
Jan 25, 2026
Nemec, Simon
Lower Body
Week to Week
Nemec was put on injured reserve Tuesday.
Jan 25, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
CAR
5-10-2
3.43 GAA
86.7% SV
NJD
11-9-1
2.55 GAA
91.3% SV
CAR
14-2-1
2.25 GAA
90.6% SV
NJD
10-9-1
3.20 GAA
88.8% SV
CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
NJD
1-0-0
1.00 GAA
96.8% SV
CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
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Goaltenders
CAR
24-14-3
GAA: 3.05
SV%: 0.877
vs
NJD
22-17-2
GAA: 2.95
SV%: 0.898