Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes had gotten off to a fast start in the playoffs, upsetting the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 on their first round playoff series.
The 2-1 road win certainly should breed a lot of confidence for an inconsistent Carolina team that just had to battle its way to even reach the postseason.
It certainly didn’t help that the Hurricanes had to go up against the Washington Captials for the Southeast Division title, a team they obviously weren’t going to overtake.
The Devils have plenty of playoff pedigree and aren’t going to go away quietly, but it isn’t like the Hurricanes haven’t experienced some playoff success in past years as well.
It will be interesting to watch as the rest of this series unfolds, particularly if Carolina can somehow manage to steal yet another game on New Jersey’s home ice.
