Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored two goals for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 6-1 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second-round series on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist, Jordan Staal, Martin Necas and Stefan Noesen also scored and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves for Carolina, which scored four goals in the second period.
Kotkaniemi scored his second goal 2:23 later to stretch the lead to 2-0. Martinook and Jesper Fast teamed up to win the puck on the forecheck and Kotkaniemi shot it past Schmid from in close at 3:58. Carolina appeared to score during four-on-four play with 55 seconds left in the second period, but the goal was waved off after the officials met and determined there was incidental contact with Schmid.
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