Carolina Hurricanes’ Jack Drury (18) and New Jersey Devils’ Ondrej Palat (18) work along the boards during the first period of Game 5 at Carolina on Thu May 11, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Len:

#1 Len, the Carolina Hurricanes clinch for the third round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs with a win over the New Jersey Devils in Carolina Thursday 3-2 in overtime.

#2 Jasper Fast scored on a deflected pass from by Jesperi Kotkaniemi at 7:09 on a power play in the overtime stanza to help the Hurricanes to advance to the third round of the playoffs.

#3 This game was for the ages, New Jersey were fighting for their lives to try and stay in the playoffs down 1-3 and the Hurricanes needed this game to put away New Jersey to advance. It was a battle though all three periods with New Jersey scoring a goal in each of the first and second periods and the Hurricanes scoring twice in the second period and none in the third period for a 2-2 tie.

#4 The Devils and Hurricanes neither scored in the third period and had to play the overtime stanza to decide the game. Both goalies New Jersey goalie Akira Schmid stopped 36 of 39 shots and Frederik Anderson stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Hurricane.

#5 Len, it was a hard fought game between the two teams despite New Jersey being down to an elimination game 1-3 they fought for their lives but the Hurricanes had some good defense from the third period and Fast put the game away with his deflected goal in overtime to advance Carolina. No doubt about it New Jersey knew the pressure was on.

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