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Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 40-30-12
at Carolina Hurricanes 5 53-22-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 4 4 10
Carolina Hurricanes 9 6 6 21

Three stars

  1. L. Stankoven, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
  2. S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)
  3. T. Hall, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:27 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (16) K'Andre Miller (27), Taylor Hall (26) Even strength CBJ 0, CAR 1
1st 08:52 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (17) Taylor Hall (27), Jackson Blake (25) Even strength CBJ 0, CAR 2
1st 12:50 Carolina Hurricanes Alexander Nikishin (11) Seth Jarvis (33), Sebastian Aho (51) Shorthanded CBJ 0, CAR 3
2nd 11:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Denton Mateychuk (13) Boone Jenner (24), Isac Lundeström (8) Even strength CBJ 1, CAR 3
2nd 11:37 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook (12) Jordan Staal (14) Even strength CBJ 1, CAR 4
3rd 06:44 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (28) Shayne Gostisbehere (34), Sebastian Aho (52) Power play CBJ 1, CAR 5

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 10 21
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 18 19
Blocked shots 14 19
Giveaways 17 19
Takeaways 8 5
Faceoffs won 17/43 (39.5%) 26/43 (60.5%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 36.4% 18:40
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 15:06
11 M. Wood L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 12:45
19 A. Fantilli C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 30% 16:06
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 3 0 50% 15:34
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 44.4% 12:38
38 B. Jenner C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 50% 15:04
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 13:37
65 L. Del Bel Belluz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:18
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 14:30
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 16:15
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:22
5 D. Mateychuk D 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 20:29
6 E. Zamula D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 16:19
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 22:12
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 1 0 20:08
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 20:33
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 18:22
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 21 16 5 .762 59:53 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 2 0 66.7% 15:53
20 S. Aho C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 63.6% 16:30
22 L. Stankoven C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 1 0 75% 15:09
24 S. Jarvis R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 15:42
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 15:56
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 10:58
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 15:59
48 J. Martinook L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 14:04
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 12:12
53 J. Blake R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 15:42
71 T. Hall L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 13:50
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 37.5% 11:29
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 16:21
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 0 20:44
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 +2 4 0 2 1 0 21:45
21 A. Nikishin D 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 16:18
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 +2 0 5 2 3 0 22:51
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 20:37
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 10 9 1 .900 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:31 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Holding 2
2nd 03:14 Columbus Blue Jackets Denton Mateychuk Interference 2
3rd 04:34 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 05:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov Slashing 2
3rd 07:34 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere Slashing 2
3rd 11:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Danton Heinen Roughing 2
3rd 11:22 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Roughing 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Devin Berg
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Damon Severson, Mason Marchment, Mathieu Olivier, Zachary Aston-Reese, Jake Christiansen, Dmitri Voronkov
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

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 Apr 2

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 7 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/SO Game page

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