Devils Fall 6-3 Against Carolina - Game Recap

Devils Fall 6-3 Against Carolina - Game Recap

Carolina earned a 6-3 victory over New Jersey behind a 2-goal performance from Sergei Samsonov on Saturday at RBC Center.

Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as -178 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.

Carolina got goals from Sergei Samsonov (2), Jeff Skinner (2), Tuomo Ruutu, and Zac Dalpe in the victory. Ruutu opened the scoring at 1:48 of the first period.

Cam Ward stopped 25 of 28 New Jersey shots in the victory.

Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac, and Rod Pelley scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Cam Ward.

Johan Hedberg stopped 15 of 18 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Carolina went 3-for-6, while the Devils were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 28-25.

Next game, Carolina takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head home to face Minnesota.