The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night to clinch their first-round playoff series.

The New Jersey Devils were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes, losing 5-4 in double overtime in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round on Tuesday. New Jersey (42-33-7), the No. 3 seed in the Metropolitan Division, qualified for the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

For the fifth consecutive time, the Carolina Hurricanes have knocked the New Jersey Devils out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After blowing a 3-0 Game 5 lead and eventually losing 5-4 in double overtime in Raleigh,