Hurricanes Complete Stunning Comeback to Eliminate Devils in Double OT

In the charged atmosphere of Raleigh's Lenovo Center, the Carolina Hurricanes refused the story the New Jersey Devils had written for them in the opening minutes of Game 5, erasing a three-goal deficit to win 5-4 in double overtime and advance to Round 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sebastian Aho's power-play goal in the second overtime was the punctuation on a comeback that spoke to something deeper than tactics — a team's collective refusal to accept the terms of its own elimination. Under Rod Brind'Amour, now perfect in seven playoff series, Carolina has become a franchise that does no