Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes
· National Hockey LeagueHurricanes scored 3 goals in the third period to beat the Blue Jackets 4-1
Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook had Carolina’s other goals and Andrei Svechnikov supplied two assists. Brandon Bussi made 23 saves to improve his record to 9-1-0 for the Hurricanes, who wrapped up a 4-3-0 homestand. Bussi is the only Carolina goalie to win a game since Nov. 17.
Dmitri Voronkov scored on a first-period power play for the Blue Jackets, who’ve lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time in more than a month. Jet Greaves stopped 27 shots, but Columbus has been outscored 45-28 in the third periods of games this season.
Voronkov scored with 7:21 remaining in the opening period on just the second Columbus shot of the game.
Jarvis responded at 9:42 of the second period for his team-leading 17th goal. It was his sixth goal during the homestand.
Robinson took a pass from Taylor Hall and delivered his first goal since Nov. 15, coming against one of his former teams. Staal tacked on a power-play goal with 6:22 left. Martinook’s goal with 1:15 to play was an empty-net, short-handed tally.
The Hurricanes celebrated the 20th anniversary season of the franchise’s only Stanley Cup championship with an on-ice pregame ceremony that included Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour, who was captain of the title team.
Hurricanes: Visit Washington on Thursday night.
This story has been updated to correct the losing team to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first paragraph. A previous version stated it was the Buffalo Sabres.
Regular Season SeriesCAR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 12:39 | Dmitri Voronkov Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Sean Monahan (12), Kirill Marchenko (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:42 | Seth Jarvis Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:53 | Eric Robinson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (9), Joel Nystrom (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:38 | Jordan Staal Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (10), Shayne Gostisbehere (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:45 | Jordan Martinook Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: K'Andre Miller (11), Sean Walker (6) |
Statistics
CBJ |
CAR |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 14 | Hits | 19 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 24 | Shots | 32 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 39.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 60.7 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
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Game Information
Lenovo Center
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,299 | Capacity:
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,299 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
20 | 9 | 42 | 2 |
NY Islanders |
19 | 11 | 41 | 3 |
Washington |
18 | 10 | 40 | 4 |
Philadelphia |
16 | 9 | 37 | 5 |
New Jersey |
18 | 13 | 37 | 1 |
Pittsburgh |
14 | 8 | 36 | 8 |
NY Rangers |
16 | 13 | 36 | 4 |
Columbus |
13 | 13 | 32 | 6 |




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