It's the sixth time the teams will play one another in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina has won the past four series, most recently the 2023 Eastern Conference Second Round in five games. New Jersey won the first series, the 2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, in six.

The New Jersey Devils will meet the Carolina Hurricanes at the Lenovo Center for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It will be a sea of red as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Devils-Hurricanes Game 1 prediction and pick.