New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes: Preview and Game Thread

A loud Lenovo Center will be packed to welcome the Carolina Hurricanes back from a rough road trip and Holiday Break tonight. The New Jersey Devils and Canes get right back at it, this time on the Canes’ home ice, after the Devils took round three 4-2 last night.

The Canes come back to Lenovo after a four game road trip that saw them go 1-3, with the lone win coming against the flatlining Rangers. It’s a 5-6-0 funk the Canes are now in, and after a hot start the Canes have sunk into a solid third place in the Metropolitan Divison. They are five points back of the Washington Capitals and eight points back of these Devils—though the Devils have still played three more games than the Canes and…