If he can't go, Russian netminder Pyotr Kochetkov will make his third ever playoff start. He came in cold halfway through Sunday's game and after a soft goal on the second shot of the game, he settled in, making 14 saves on 15 shots.

After a Game 4 victory over New Jersey on Sunday, Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said he was "frustrated" when there was no penalty given to Devils veteran forward Timo Meier when he injured goaltender Frederik Andersen in the second period.

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.