Nikolaj Ehlers leads Hurricanes to comfortable win vs. Devils

Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist to lead the host Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

Jackson Blake, captain Jordan Staal, defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere and Seth Jarvis also connected for the Hurricanes (46-20-6, 98 points), who have won four of their last five and kept pace with the Tampa Bay Lightning (96 points) for first overall in the Eastern Conference. Taylor Hall had two assists and Brandon Bussi stopped 17 shots.

Timo Meier and Evgenii Dadonov scored for the Devils (37-33-2...