Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored first-period goals, and those held up as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Carolina goalie Antti Raanta, playing for the first time since Jan. 1, made 24 saves. His record improved to 6-2-1 this season.

Jesper Boqvist scored for the Devils, who've lost four straight and seven of their past eight games. Jon Gillies made 21 saves as he appeared in New Jersey's fifth straight game.

There was no scoring after the first period.

The Hurricanes weren't crisp in the offensive end for much of the game, but they avenged a loss from a week earlier. They relied on Raanta for some key contributions.

Raanta's biggest save might have come on Nathan Bastian's short-handed breakaway in the waning seconds of the second period.

New Jersey then managed only three third-period shots.

Martinook took a pass from Seth Jarvis and backhanded the puck past Gillies at 8:02 of the first. It was his first game since the season opener.

Svechnikov drove the puck all the way to the creases on a transition sequence. He was rewarded when the puck bounced around and ended up in the net at 14:22.

Boqvist's first goal of the season came in his 17th game. He cut Carolina's lead to 2-1 with 2:34 left in the first period.

Still, it was a slow-moving game for the Hurricanes in several ways. They managed only 13 shots on goal through two periods.

Carolina also scored the first two goals a week earlier and ended up with a 7-4 loss at New Jersey.

Carolina's Teuvo Teravainen missed a game for the second time in the last four contests, this time because of illness. He was out with an injury a week earlier at New Jersey.

The Hurricanes wore retro Hartford Whalers jerseys in an annual game to honor the franchise's history.

--Field Level Media