The New Jersey Devils were without defensemen Luke Hughes, Brenden Dillon and Johnathan Kovacevic on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. Hughes and Dillon each missed his third straight game after suffering injuries in the series opener.

Despite the Devils spending more time in their offensive zone in the second half of the game, the Hurricanes’ hyper-skilled defense rarely bent. The Devils ran out of time, even before Martinook’s goal, and Svechnikov ended the game with an empty net goal with 3:17 left to also secure a hat-trick.

The Devils are heading down to Raleigh with their season on the line and their work cut out after a 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes in Newark on Sunday