Carolina Hurricanes @ Columbus Blue Jackets

22-13-2, 8-9-2 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Hurricanes CAR	1	2	0	0	3
Blue Jackets CBJ	2	0	1	1	4

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

16-16-6, 12-4-3 Home

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Seth JarvisS. Jarvis#24
Tyson JostT. Jost#27
Jesperi KotkaniemiJ. Kotkaniemi#82
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jack RoslovicJ. Roslovic#96
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#8
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#7
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Ty SmithT. Smith#42
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	25:33	4:03	2:28	19:02	12	8	60.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	12	9:23	1:46	0:00	7:37	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	19	11:06	0:00	0:00	11:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	25	21:54	4:03	2:02	15:49	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	12	8:04	0:52	0:00	7:12	2	3	40.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	18	14:55	1:44	0:00	13:11	5	8	38.5
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	15:12	0:00	2:58	12:14	1	2	33.3
0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	20:59	4:03	0:00	16:56	0	4	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	7:49	0:00	0:00	7:49	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	18	15:37	1:46	0:00	13:51	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	16:25	0:00	2:36	13:49	10	13	43.5
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	2	20	19:46	3:50	0:00	15:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	32	24:53	1:59	3:02	19:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	20:09	0:00	2:00	18:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	28	23:37	0:00	2:00	21:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	30	26:05	0:02	3:02	23:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:29	3:50	0:00	8:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	19	14:15	0:54	0:00	13:21	0	0	0.0

goalies
Pyotr KochetkovP. Kochetkov#52

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	20	5	0	0	0	65:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Mikael PyyhtiaM. Pyyhtia#82
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
James van RiemsdykJ. van Riemsdyk#21
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#3
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	22	17:14	0:17	2:35	14:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	2	17	13:40	0:26	0:00	13:14	5	6	45.5
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:37	4:19	0:02	13:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	11:18	0:00	1:33	9:45	5	3	62.5
2	0	2	5	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	26	23:10	4:19	0:00	18:51	0	1	0.0
0	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	29	23:29	4:19	3:30	15:40	20	13	60.6
0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0	5	0	0	22	16:35	0:17	1:13	15:05	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	14	8:53	0:00	0:29	8:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	22:18	0:43	2:03	19:32	12	6	66.7
1	1	2	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	21	21:13	4:19	0:00	16:54	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	10:37	0:26	0:00	10:11	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4:16	0:00	0:11	4:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	1	2	1	1	2	23	23:36	0:00	0:41	22:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:25	0:00	4:03	8:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:56	0:43	0:00	13:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	25	22:16	0:43	4:57	16:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:56	0:00	0:55	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	30	30:07	4:19	0:51	24:57	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	3	32	.914	24	7	1	0	0	64:48	2

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Hurricanes	1	2	0	0	3
	Blue Jackets	2	0	1	1	4

1st Period		CAR	CBJ
4:48	Kirill Marchenko (15) Assists: Sean Monahan (21), Denton Mateychuk (1)	0	1
9:59	Ty Smith (1) (Power Play) Assists: Sebastian Aho (27), Martin Necas (31)	1	1
15:43	Kirill Marchenko (16) Assists: Dmitri Voronkov (11), Sean Monahan (22)	1	2

2nd Period			CAR	CBJ
5:47		Jack Roslovic (17) Assists: Seth Jarvis (16), Sebastian Aho (28)	2	2
8:18		Jesperi Kotkaniemi (6) Assists: Eric Robinson (11)	3	2

3rd Period			CAR	CBJ
4:58		Dmitri Voronkov (13) (Power Play) Assists: Sean Monahan (23), Zach Werenski (29)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	CAR	CBJ
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov	0	0
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	0	0
Damon Severson Wrist Shot Short	0	0
Andrei Svechnikov Goal Snap Shot	1	0
Kent Johnson Goal Snap Shot	1	1
Seth Jarvis Backhand Wide Left	1	1
Adam Fantilli Goal Wrist Shot	1	2
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins	1	2

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 2-1

Hurricanes
4
Blue Jackets
5

Game 1

24/11

Blue Jackets
1
Hurricanes
4

Game 2

15/12

Hurricanes
3
Blue Jackets
4

Game 3

1/1

Blue Jackets
4
Hurricanes
7

Game 4

24/1

Nationwide Arena

1:00 AM, 1 January 2025

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 17,712

Referees:
Cody Beach
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Dan Kelly
Bryan Pancich

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	14	4	46
Philadelphia	19	11	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	16	12	9	41
Columbus	16	15	6	38

Islanders' Mathew Barzal two-hand chops Blue Jackets' Marchment

In a sequence the NHL will likely look into this week for potential discipline, Islanders forward Mathew Barzal took a two-handed chop to Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Mason Marchment on Sunday, after Marchment tripped New York rookie Matthew Schaefer.

Struggling Chicago Blackhawks lose, place Frank Nazar on IR

Prior to the team's 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night, the Chicago Blackhawks placed center and burgeoning star Frank Nazar on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20, and activated captain Nick Foligno, who scored in the home defeat.

Grubauer stops 31 shots and Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Flyers 4-1

— Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 shots, Eeli Tolvanen scored twice in the third period, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday night.

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead 2-1

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Islanders' Mathew Barzal two-hand chops Blue Jackets' Marchment

Struggling Chicago Blackhawks lose, place Frank Nazar on IR

Grubauer stops 31 shots and Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Flyers 4-1