The Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Devils in Game 5 of their first-round series 5-4 in double overtime on Tuesday night. Now, the offseason begins, and so does the important work from Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald with free agency opening on July 1.

Sebastian Aho hammered a one-timer past Jacob Markstrom at 4:17 of the second OT to help the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 Tuesday night to clinch their first-round playoff series and become the first team to advance into Round 2.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils in double overtime to advance to the Eastern Conference Second Round. As in 2023, the Canes eliminated the Devils from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five games.