Frederik Andersen left the game after the Devils’ Timo Meier ran into him in the second period, but the Hurricanes survived and took a 3-1 series lead behind Andrei Svechnikov’s hat trick.

The Carolina Hurricanes look to close out the series as they face the New Jersey Devils. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Devils-Hurricanes Game 5 prediction and pick.

It's the sixth time the teams will play one another in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina has won the past four series, most recently the 2023 Eastern Conference Second Round in five games. New Jersey won the first series, the 2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, in six.