Dustin Tokarski wins in NHL return, helping Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 4-1
— Dustin Tokarski made 27 saves in his first NHL appearance in nearly 22 months to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
Carolina Hurricanes
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CAR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Colorado Avalanche | W 7-2 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ Dallas Stars | L 1-3 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | L 2-3 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Vegas Golden Knights | W 2-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:36 1-4
Jack Roslovic Slap Shot Short
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Missed 18:00 1-4
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:40 1-4
Jalen Chatfield Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:58 1-4
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 13:38 1-4
Sebastian Aho Tripping against Adam Fantilli
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Missed 13:13 1-4
Jalen Chatfield Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:21 1-4
Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:24 1-4
Jack Roslovic Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 6:19 1-4
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (30), Sean Walker (4)
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Missed 3:51 1-3
Kevin Labanc Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 1:21 1-3
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:08 1-3
Jordan Martinook Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 19:56 1-3
Sean Monahan Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 19:01 1-3
Seth Jarvis High-sticking against Ivan Provorov
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Penalty 17:16 1-3
Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Kirill Marchenko
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Goal 17:16 1-3
Jordan Martinook Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Staal (8), Dmitry Orlov (12)
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Goal 15:52 1-2
Dmitri Voronkov Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (18), Ivan Provorov (9)
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Missed 14:42 0-2
Sebastian Aho Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:54 0-2
Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 11:35 0-2
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 11:03 0-2
Zach Aston-Reese Roughing against Sean Walker
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Missed 9:19 0-2
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 8:58 0-2
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:56 0-2
Jordan Martinook Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:51 0-2
Jordan Staal Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:48 0-2
Jordan Martinook Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 0:16 0-2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 19:08 0-2
William Carrier Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Jordan Staal (7), Jordan Martinook (8)
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Missed 18:21 0-1
Jordan Staal Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 18:03 0-1
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 17:48 0-1
Seth Jarvis Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 14:28 0-1
Jordan Staal Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 8:28 0-1
Sebastian Aho Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (11)
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Penalty 6:36 0-0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi High-sticking - double minor against Jack Johnson
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Missed 6:28 0-0
Tyson Jost Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 6:27 0-0
Tyson Jost Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:17 0-0
Tyson Jost Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 5:07 0-0
Martin Necas Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 3:56 0-0
Mathieu Olivier Cross-checking against Shayne Gostisbehere
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Penalty 1:06 0-0
Andrei Svechnikov Illegal check to head against James van Riemsdyk
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Missed 0:20 0-0
Sean Walker Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 1-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 1-4
End of 3rd Period
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Hit 19:55 1-4
Mathieu Olivier hit Jack Roslovic
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Missed 19:36 1-4
Jack Roslovic Slap Shot Short
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Giveaway 18:44 1-4
Giveaway by Jordan Martinook
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Blocked 18:25 1-4
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
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Face Off 18:24 1-4
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
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Stoppage 18:24 1-4
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Blocked 18:15 1-4
Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
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Missed 18:00 1-4
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Giveaway 17:44 1-4
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
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Blocked 17:37 1-4
Brent Burns shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
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Blocked 17:27 1-4
Jack Roslovic shot blocked by Sean Monahan
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Shot 17:15 1-4
Ivan Provorov Backhand saved by Dustin Tokarski
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Giveaway 17:07 1-4
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
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Missed 16:40 1-4
Jalen Chatfield Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Giveaway 16:31 1-4
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier
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Giveaway 16:23 1-4
Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
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Shot 16:09 1-4
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
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Blocked 15:51 1-4
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Sean Walker
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Takeaway 15:32 1-4
Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin
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Missed 14:58 1-4
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 14:54 1-4
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
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Stoppage 14:54 1-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:52 1-4
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
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Giveaway 14:12 1-4
Giveaway by Brent Burns
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Face Off 13:44 1-4
Jordan Martinook faceoff won against Sean Monahan
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Stoppage 13:44 1-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 13:41 1-4
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
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Face Off 13:38 1-4
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jordan Staal
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Penalty 13:38 1-4
Sebastian Aho Tripping against Adam Fantilli
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Giveaway 13:24 1-4
Giveaway by Eric Robinson
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Missed 13:13 1-4
Jalen Chatfield Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Shot 13:09 1-4
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
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Face Off 12:59 1-4
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
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Stoppage 12:59 1-4
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Shot 12:56 1-4
Eric Robinson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
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Shot 12:31 1-4
Sean Monahan Snap Shot saved by Dustin Tokarski
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Giveaway 11:56 1-4
Giveaway by Jordan Martinook
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Face Off 11:41 1-4
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Sean Monahan
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Team Stats
CBJ
CAR
16
Blocked Shots
11
23
Hits
17
5
Takeaways
5
28
Shots
28
0
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
36
39.0
Faceoff Win Percent
61.0
26
Giveaways
24
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
10
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Injuries
Carolina Hurricanes
- Taylor Hall Out
- Alexander Nikishin Out
- Jordan Staal Injured Reserve
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