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Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 5 53-22-7
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 40-30-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 2 0 3 5
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 11 11 11 33
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 6 11 25

Three stars

  1. N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:29 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere (13) Nikolaj Ehlers (39), Andrei Svechnikov (37) Power play CAR 1, CBJ 0
1st 16:12 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (15) Mark Jankowski (10) Power play CAR 2, CBJ 0
2nd 15:14 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (26) Zach Werenski (57), Mason Marchment (21) Even strength CAR 2, CBJ 1
3rd 02:07 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (22) Mason Marchment (22), Kirill Marchenko (37) Even strength CAR 2, CBJ 2
3rd 12:42 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (24) Jalen Chatfield (15), Jaccob Slavin (5) Even strength CAR 3, CBJ 2
3rd 13:55 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (27) Nikolaj Ehlers (40), Sebastian Aho (50) Power play CAR 4, CBJ 2
3rd 19:13 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook (11) Unassisted Shorthanded, Empty net CAR 5, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 33 25
Power play 3 of 5 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 18 23
Blocked shots 10 15
Giveaways 16 13
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 37/61 (60.7%) 24/61 (39.3%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 60% 16:41
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 81.3% 19:29
22 L. Stankoven C 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 0 1 54.5% 15:54
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19:00
27 N. Ehlers L 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:23
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 09:38
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 16:29
48 J. Martinook L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 1 0 15:27
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:01
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 2 0 16:25
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 15:48
77 M. Jankowski L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 11:27
4 S. Gostisbehere D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 2 1 17:39
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:42
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 18:41
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:56
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 17:52
74 J. Slavin D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 20:47
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 25 23 2 .920 59:42 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 0 25% 18:46
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 50% 13:30
11 M. Wood L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 100% 07:34
17 M. Marchment L 0 2 2 +2 2 0 3 2 0 17:22
19 A. Fantilli C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 2 0 0 55% 18:06
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 10:07
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 31.3% 20:06
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 5 0 33.3% 18:58
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:40
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 14:16
86 K. Marchenko R 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 0 18:20
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 07:48
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 16:10
6 E. Zamula D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:10
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 27:29
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 25:21
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 17:55
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 21:21
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 32 28 4 .875 58:55 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:48 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Roughing 2
1st 12:19 Columbus Blue Jackets Dante Fabbro Slashing 2
1st 14:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson High sticking 2
2nd 00:07 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment High sticking 2
2nd 10:48 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven Hooking 2
3rd 03:31 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood High sticking 2
3rd 12:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 19:01 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake Tripping 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Referees
Furman South, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Jeremy Faucher
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Damon Severson, Mathieu Olivier, Jake Christiansen, Dmitri Voronkov, Luca Del Bel Belluz

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page

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