In the end, New Jersey barely had enough to hold off Columbus for third in the Metropolitan. Moreover, top scorer Jack Hughes is out. To remind just how important a presence Hughes can be, New Jersey ranked 30th--dead last--in five-on-five scoring with Hughes out of the lineup. But the power play ranked third in the league (28.2%) and Dougie Hamilton has returned for the playoffs to provide some extra punch. Our concern with the Canes is in the nets, as Rod Brind'Amour gave Frederik Andersen a few test runs in goal the past couple of weeks with disastrous results, and a possible lack of faith in other option Pyotr Kochetkov (.898 saves) could prove Carolina's undoing. Play Devils-Canes Over