Arena: RBC Center
Time: 03 April, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: New Jersey 4-2-4; Carolina 5-3-2
Kovalchuk reached the 40-goal plateau for the sixth time in his career by scoring against the Blackhawks. … Hurricanes defenseman Jamie McBain has three goals, four assists and a plus-5 rating in 10 games since being called him up to make his NHL debut. Ilya Kovalchuk has four goals and five assists in the last six games for the Devils. Patrik Elias has two goals and five assists in the last six games. … Brandon Sutter has goals in three straight games for the Hurricanes. Jokinen has two goals and two assists during a three-game points streak. Eric Staal and Chad LaRose each have a goal and two assists during three-game points streaks.
The Atlantic Division title comes down to this: New Jersey and Pittsburgh each have five games remaining and identical records. If that holds at the end of the regular season, the Devils would prevail through the tiebreaker procedure by virtue of having swept all six games they played against the Penguins. The defending champs host the Thrashers in a Saturday matinee.
Fourth and final meeting of the regular season. The home team has won all three matchups to this point. Martin Brodeur recorded his 102nd career shutout with a 26-save performance on Oct. 17 and Andy Greene notched his first two-goal game in the NHL on Dec. 9 to give New Jersey the leg up. But Carolina responded behind two goals apiece from Ray Whitney and Jussi Jokinen on Feb. 13. Highlights and results will be available soon.. stay with us.