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47-21-6
Carolina Hurricanes
5
SOG: 33
38-25-12
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
SOG: 25
Nationwide Arena - Columbus
OFF
March 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
CAR
S. Gostisbehere
CAR • 1G 0A
N. Ehlers
CAR • 1G 2A
A. Svechnikov
CAR • 1G 1A
L. Stankoven
CAR • 1G 0A
M. Jankowski
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Chatfield
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Slavin
CAR • 0G 1A
S. Aho
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Martinook
CAR • 1G 0A
CBJ
K. Marchenko
CBJ • 1G 1A
Z. Werenski
CBJ • 0G 1A
M. Marchment
CBJ • 0G 2A
A. Fantilli
CBJ • 1G 0A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
N. Ehlers
CAR • L • 1G 2A
⭐ 2
K. Marchenko
CBJ • R • 1G 1A
⭐ 3
A. Svechnikov
CAR • R • 1G 1A
46-21-6 - W1
Carolina Hurricanes
38-24-12 - L1
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus - Nationwide Arena
March 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
25G - 50A
(75P)
2
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
24G - 40A
(64P)
3
R
Andrei Svechnikov
27G - 37A
(64P)
4
C
Seth Jarvis
30G - 32A
(62P)
5
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
13G - 33A
(46P)
CAR Injuries
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Day to Day
Kochetkov (hip) might be available in time for the playoffs, according to Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News on Friday.
Apr 11, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes acquire Nicolas Deslauriers from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2027 7th round pick.
Metropolitan
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CBJ
1
D
Zach Werenski
21G - 57A
(78P)
2
R
Kirill Marchenko
26G - 37A
(63P)
3
C
Charlie Coyle
18G - 38A
(56P)
4
C
Adam Fantilli
22G - 33A
(55P)
5
L
Mason Marchment
18G - 22A
(40P)
CBJ Injuries
Olivier, Mathieu
Upper Body
Day to Day
Olivier won't return to Sunday's game against the Boston Bruins due to an upper-body injury.
Mar 31, 2026
Severson, Damon
Upper Body
Day to Day
Head coach Rick Bowness said Friday that Severson (upper body) is week-to-week, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Apr 7, 2026
Smith, Brendan
Knee
Day to Day
Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery in 3-4 months.
Apr 7, 2026
Voronkov, Dmitri
Hand
Day to Day
Voronkov (hand) is week-to-week, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports Sunday.
Apr 11, 2026
Trades
Mar 5 2026
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Conor Garland from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2028 2nd round pick and a 2026 3rd round pick.
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
CAR
28-6-1
2.44 GAA
89.7% SV
CBJ
24-15-9
2.59 GAA
90.9% SV
CAR
13-13-5
3.16 GAA
87.1% SV
CBJ
14-10-3
3.34 GAA
88.6% SV
CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
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CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
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Goaltenders
CAR
46-21-6
GAA: 2.92
SV%: 0.879
vs
CBJ
38-24-12
GAA: 3.03
SV%: 0.896