Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets
On the ice
CAR shoots leftCBJ shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| CBJ | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
In net
Brandon Bussi23/25 SV, .920
Jet Greaves28/32 SV, .875| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| CBJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Hurricanes 5-2
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Hurricanes lead the series 2-1. The Hurricanes outscored the Blue Jackets 2-0 in the 1st period. Nikolaj Ehlers led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Kirill Marchenko led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian AhoC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 5:42 | 1:29 | 12:18 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 81.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson BlakeRW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 14:06 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| William CarrierLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:38 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj EhlersLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:23 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 12:58 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor HallLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:48 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark JankowskiC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | 1:23 | 1:27 | 8:37 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth JarvisC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 5:46 | 1:23 | 11:51 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan MartinookRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 13:18 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric RobinsonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:01 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 7:36 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan StaalC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 1:18 | 2:05 | 13:18 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan StankovenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:54 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrei SvechnikovLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen ChatfieldD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:42 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 18:02 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne GostisbehereD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:39 | 5:42 | 0:47 | 11:10 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre MillerD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:41 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 17:09 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander NikishinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 2:25 | 0:47 | 12:44 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob SlavinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:47 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 18:04 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean WalkerD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 16:23 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon BussiG | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 59:42 | 0 | 0 |
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