The New Jersey Devils came to the RBC Center for two playoff games with the Canes, without captain Jamie Langenbrunner and needing one win to regain home-ice advantage in the series.
The Devils got that win, 3-2 in overtime Sunday. Is that good enough for them?
"We're not satisfied, not at all," Devils coach Brent Sutter said today.
The Devils will be looking to take a strangehold on the series Tuesday in Game 4. A 3-1 deficit might be too much for the Hurricanes to overcome against such a sound, disciplined, well-balanced team.
But Sutter and the Devils are taking nothing for granted. The Canes played so poorly in losing Game 1, then bounced back to win Game 2 at the Prudential Center.
"What we've done is we've gotten two wins and the team we're playing has one and it's still the team that wins four," Sutter said. "So our focus is Game 4 now.
"It was important to come in here and play well, which we did. We played a real good road game and we found a way to win it. That's what playoff hockey is about — you've got to find ways to win. We found a way last night as they did in New Jersey.
"We had to get that one back and we got it back. ... We're not satisfied at all. There's a lot of hockey to be played here."
Defenseman Colin White, the Devils' most physical player on the back end, said he expects more of the same in Game 4 as in Game 3 — a hard-fought game in a very loud building.
"We know it's going to be that way. Every game has been a battle," White said. "The fans last night were great. We've been here before but you forget just how loud it is. It was pretty awesome to play in front of.
"It's always great to play in front of a group of fans that's passionate. I give a lot of credit to these fans. They're here early and enjoy themselves. It's great to see."
A Raleigh native, Chip has worked at the N&O since 1979 and is the Canes beat writer. He can be reached at 
