Game 2 is a crucial game in a seven game series. The New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes will compete to either tie up the series or take a stronger lead in it. Eat a quick dinner for this one and support the Devils in this Gamethread.
The second game. A crucial game in any seven-game series. The Winner of Game 1 has a chance to get halfway to a series victory and drive the opposition into a corner. The Loser of Game 1 has a chance to tie it up and make future games that more important. Plus, a home ice advantage can be temporarily reduced with this result. It is the New Jersey Devils at the Carolina Hurricanes once more in Raleigh for Game 2. Do better tonight, Devils.
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes (0-1)
The Time: 6:00 PM ET
The Broadcast: National TV – ESPN; Canada – SN360, TVAS 2; Local TV – MSGSN, FanDuel Sports Network South; Digital Audio – The Devils Radio Network
The Song of the Series: From the massive series preview:
Playoff hockey is inherently anxiety-inducing and nerve-wracking. Even when your favorite team has a commanding lead in the series, you just know nothing is actually over until the series is actually over. The Devils-Hurricanes series is likely going to be filled with forechecking pressure, worry over whether the Devils can handle that pressure, and concern if they can hit back. Evoking this kind of intense anxiety in music is tough, but the instrumental to Danny Brown’s “Ain’t It Funny?” from his 2016 album Atrocity Exhibition absolutely nails the feeling for this series and playoff hockey as a whole.
The Song of the Evening: Of course, this is the time to be hopeful as fans. Instead of worrying what could go wrong, ask about what could go right. Positivity may not be your cup of tea but there has been crews of youth who yell about it for decades. That will be the running theme for each Gamethread for this series.
For this second game, the song that comes to mind is “Rethink, Return” by With Honor from their Heart Means Everything album in 2004. The linked song is a remaster from 2021 and the remaster absolutely elevates the song.
The Rules: The rules remain the same as always. Please keep your language clean (no language masking, abbreviating, etc. I mean it: no swearing), respect your fellow Devils fan with no personal attacks (play nice or you will not play here), no illegal streams (this means no asking, no hints, no nothing about it), and please keep your comments relevant to this game. Go Devils!