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Heading into play Tuesday, the Carolina Hurricanes had lost six consecutive playoff games that went to overtime. Their last postseason goal in an extra period came in 2023 — at home against the New Jersey Devils in a Game 5. Perhaps the Hurricanes just needed to play the Devils again to rediscover their overtime touch.
Advertisement Two years later, in Tuesday’s Game 5 of the teams’ first-round series, Sebastian Aho ripped a Shayne Gostisbehere pass past Jacob Markström for a 5-4 double-overtime win, sprinting to center ice in jubilation after making the Hurricanes the first NHL team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s the fifth straight season advancing past the first round for the Hurricanes, who will play the winner of the Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens. The No.
1 seed Capitals lead that series 3-1. The Hurricanes had their work cut out for them facing Markström. The Devils’ goalie made a flurry of saves at the end of regulation, then robbed Jackson Blake, Eric Robinson and Jordan Martinook in overtime.
In all, he made 15 saves in the third, 14 in the first overtime and 48 in the game. Not many goalies can hold their heads high after allowing five goals. Markström can after that performance.
Jacob Markstrom's standing on his head in this overtime 🤯 #StanleyCup 🇺🇸: @NHL_On_TNT (TBS) & @SportsonMax ➡️ https://t.co/4TuyIATi3T 🇨🇦: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/4KjbdjVctF pic.
twitter.com/bhCqsdYWa4 — NHL (@NHL) April 30, 2025 There's good saves. There's great saves.
And there's THIS save. pic.twitter.
com/VcJyQC351e — x – New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) April 30, 2025 The Devils have now been eliminated by Carolina twice in the past three seasons. They made it back to the postseason after missing in 2024 but took only one game, winning Game 3 on a double overtime goal by Šimon Nemec. This story will be updated.
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