Frederik Andersen left the game after the Devils’ Timo Meier ran into him in the second period, but the Hurricanes survived and took a 3-1 series lead behind Andrei Svechnikov’s hat trick.

The Carolina Hurricanes took full advantage of the New Jersey Devils' problems with injuries and controlled play. The Devils fought hard, but with so many of their top players out it truly damaged them.

The New Jersey Devils were without defensemen Luke Hughes, Brenden Dillon and Johnathan Kovacevic on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. The Hurricanes then lost goalie Frederik Andersen when he left at 4:19 of the second period in the Carolina's 5-2 win after he was knocked