Logan Stankoven scored two second-period goals in his first playoff game with Carolina as the Hurricanes dominated the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Sunday to open their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Jalen Chatfield scored a first-period goal for the Hurricanes, who carried a 3-0 lead late into the second period and kept consistent pressure on Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom. Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net clincher late in the third.

“There’s always that worry that maybe you come out a little sluggish or whatever,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “But obviously that wasn’t the case.”

Frederik Andersen finished with 23 saves for Carolina, including a key stop on Timo Meier near the crease midway through the third. The Hurricanes also turned away a Devils power play with about eight minutes left to stay in firm control.

Nico Hischier got New Jersey on the board by taking Jesper Bratt’s cross-ice pass and blasting the puck past Andersen during a 4-on-4 chance.

Markstrom finished with 41 saves on what turned out to be a rough afternoon physically for the Devils.

Maple Leafs 6, Senators 2 >> Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists as Toronto beat Ottawa in Game 1 of their “Battle of Ontario” first-round playoff series.

William Nylander and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Auston Matthews added two assists and Anthony Stolarz stopped 31 shots.

Drake Batherson and Ridly Greig scored for Ottawa, and Linus Ullmark finished with 18 saves.

Avalanche 5, Stars 1 >> Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as Colorado opened its first-round Western Conference series with a win in one of the NHL playoffs’ toughest series late Saturday.