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The Hurricanes have outscored New Jersey 17-3 in their three wins. The five goals in the second period were the most the Devils have given up in a period this season.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brady Skeji and Jesper Fast added scores for the Hurricanes. Carolina allowed just one shot on goal in the opening period. Frederik Andersen finished with 18 saves for Carolina.

Antti Raanta finished with 25 saves for the Hurricanes. Carolina came into the game with the league’s No. 2 penalty kill and denied all four of New York’s power plays to strike first in the best-of-7 series.

Frederick Andersen finished with 31 saves. Carolina will open the first-round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Islanders.

Raanta went down with 4:23 left in the second period with New York leading 2-0. He extended his right leg in a split to make a stop, then went face down on the ice. He was helped off the ice, placing no weight on his right leg.

The defenseman’s second career playoff goal capped a late comeback by the Hurricanes, who trailed most of the way. But Sebastian Aho finally pushed one past Shesterkin in the final minutes of the third period to send the game into OT.

Defensemen Jaccob Slavin and Tony DeAngelo scored first-period goals for the Hurricanes and Vincent Trocheck added an empty-netter. The series has yet to see a team secure a road win.

Boston’s David Pastrnak knocked Raanta from the game midway through the first period when he struck the goaltender in the head with a gloved hand as he tried to skate past him. Rookie Pyotr Kochetkov came on in relief of Raanta to finish with 30 saves.

The group will rebrand as the "Carolina Hurricanes Warriors" and use the National Hockey League team's logo.

Andrei Svechnikov provided two assists for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen made 29 saves for his league-leading 29th victory. Derek Ryan, one day after his first career hat trick, scored an unassisted goal for the Oilers, who were on their third stop of a five-game road trip.