Heading into Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Sunday afternoon, the Carolina Hurricanes were the prohibitive favorite to beat the New Jersey Devils. And nothing in Carolina’s eventual 4-1 win over the Devils made anyone second-guess themselves over picking the Hurricanes.

Logan Stankoven scored two second-period goals in his first playoff game with Carolina as the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Sunday to open their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

On Sunday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils kicked off their playoff run at Lenovo Center to face the Carolina Hurricanes. To nobody’s surprise, the arena was rocking as the Caniacs showed out despite the mid-day Easter start.