Sebastian Aho hammered a one-timer past Jacob Markstrom at 4:17 of the second OT to help the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 Tuesday night to clinch their first-round playoff series and become the first team to advance into Round 2.

Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for two games for elbowing Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in the head midway through Game 4 of Florida's first-round series against Tampa Bay.

Rick Tocchet has stepped down as Canucks coach despite the team's attempts to re-sign him. Vancouver becomes the eighth NHL team looking to hire a new coach this offseason.