For the second game in a row, the Carolina Hurricanes got off to a poor start against the New Jersey Devils.
Unlike in Game 2 in Raleigh on Tuesday night, they did not get away with it this time.
Devils captain Nico Hischier provided a crucial first goal late in the first period when he took advantage of a defensive lapse by Carolina, holding off Sean Walker and beating Frederik Andersen to send the Prudential Center crowd into a frenzy.
It was the culmination of a dominant first period by the home team, one in which New Jersey had an answer for everything Carolina tried to get going in the offensive zone while the Hurricanes relied on Andersen to keep the Devils off the board.