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Stanley Cup playoffs: Hurricanes-Devils Game 4 keys, preview

The New Jersey Devils won Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes in an 8-4 rout, as their offensive stars found their speed and room to operate in ways they simply weren't allowed to during two losses in Raleigh.

Will that continue? Or can the Hurricanes take Game 4 in Newark on Tuesday night (7 ET, ESPN) to bring a 3-1 series lead back home, where they've been the best defensive team in the playoffs (1.80 goals-against average)?

Here are four keys to Game 4 between the Hurricanes and Devils, the latter of whom are trying to rally from a 2-0 deficit for the second straight series.