Carolina HurricanesHurricanes25-14-3
3FinalJan 4, 2026
New Jersey DevilsDevils22-18-2
1TVMSGSNFanDuel SN SouthStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
CAR−125
NJ+105
Puck line
CAR −1.5+205
NJ +1.5−250
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
- Puck line: Hurricanes −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (4 goals).
Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 at Prudential Center in Newark on Jan 4, 2026 to move to 25-14-3.
The game was played before 16,092.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W: Bussi · L: Allen
Scoring plays
First Period
- CARGoal · 0:51Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (11) , assists: none1-0
- NJGoal · 7:34Dawson Mercer Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Arseny Gritsyuk (10), Jonas Siegenthaler (4)1-1
Second Period
- CARGoal · 7:47Taylor Hall Goal (8) Poke, assists: none2-1
Third Period
- CARGoal · 12:16Logan Stankoven Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (12)3-1
Team stats
CARNJ
- Shots
- 29
- 29
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 55.9
- 44.1
- Hits
- 16
- 22
- Blocked Shots
- 18
- 9
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 6
Top performers
Carolina HurricanesNew Jersey Devils
Goals
Taylor Hall1
Dawson Mercer1
Assists
Taylor Hall1
Jonas Siegenthaler1
Points
Taylor Hall2
Dawson Mercer1
Player stats
Hurricanes · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| William Carrier LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:07 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook RW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Noah Philp C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 2 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 |
| Andrei Svechnikov LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Hurricanes · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Nystrom D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Hurricanes · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi G | 1 | 29 | 28 | .966 | 60:00 | 0 |
Devils · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Bratt LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Luke Glendening C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 | 0 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:49 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 25:16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62.1 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Juho Lammikko C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier RW | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.3 | 2 |
| Stefan Noesen RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Palat LW | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Devils · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon D | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Luke Hughes D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Pesce D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 17:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colton White D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Devils · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen G | 3 | 29 | 27 | .931 | 55:44 | 0 |
Three stars
- Brandon Bussi (CAR)
- Taylor Hall (CAR)
- Logan Stankoven (CAR)
Game info
VenuePrudential Center, Newark, NJ
Attendance16,092
OfficialsReferee: Jean Hebert · Linesman: Michel Cormier · Referee: Peter MacDougall · Linesman: Shawn Oliver
TVMSGSN · localFanDuel SN South · local
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