A late-night sprint down the ice late Friday night provided Simon Nemec redemption, offered a path back into the Eastern Conference quarterfinals for the New Jersey Devils -- and reminded the Carolina Hurricanes of the precarious nature of their position as favorites in the series.

His career-high ice time was only surpassed by 11 seconds in a triple-overtime game with the Penguins in 2022. The Devils needed every moment he could give them on Friday. Already without stars Brenden Dillon (lower-body) and Luke Hughes (upper-body),

NEWARK, N.J. -- Johnathan Kovacevic is questionable to play for the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Prudential Center on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MAX, truTV, MSGSN, TBS, SN360, TVAS).