The losing continues.
Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Kuraly both scored but two goals from Brett Pesce helped push the Hurricanes past the Blue Jackets 6-2 at Nationwide Arena Thursday night.
1st Period
The Hurricanes had the game's first shot on goal when Joonas Korpisalo denied a backhand attempt from Martin Necas at 1:13.
Carolina opened the scoring at 2:34 when Pesce fired a shot from the top of the right circle that went off the far post and in.
#LetsGoCanes Pesce goal pic.twitter.com/fqpc2nIHgx
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 13, 2023
Gaudreau made an effort to tie the game at 6:46 with a great move around a Carolina defender but his backhand shot from the right circle was stopped by Frederik Andersen.
Brent Burns doubled Carolina's lead at 10:39 at four-on-four with a wrap-around after he baited Korpisalo out of his crease.
#LetsGoCanes Burns goal pic.twitter.com/AS815iVywy
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 13, 2023
Cole Sillinger had a chance to cut the lead in half at 12:28 on a two-on-one rush but his wrist shot from the left circle was stopped by Andersen.
Kuraly got the Jackets on the board at 15:00 after Mathieu Olivier tried a wrap-around of his own but the puck found its way to Kuraly in the slot where he fired it past Andersen.
#CBJ Kuraly (8) goal pic.twitter.com/vdAFKw61iW
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 13, 2023
Gaudreau had another chance to score at 3:07 after a nice feed from Boqvist found him at the left doorstep where his shot was gloved by Andersen.
Carolina took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission with both sides registering 12 shots on goal.
2nd Period
Liam Foudy's shot at 4:27 started a mad scramble in front of the Hurricanes' net but the Jackets couldn't score to tie the game.
Jalen Chatfield gave Carolina a 3-1 lead with a short-handed breakaway goal at 15:52, beating Korpisalo with a backhand shot.
#LetsGoCanes Chatfield goal pic.twitter.com/n7QCOq0HbN
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 13, 2023
The Canes took a 3-1 lead into the third period along with a 24-17 edge in shots on goal.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CAR HURRICANES | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3rd period
Pesce scored his second goal of the game at 8:02 on a shot from the slot to give Carolina a 4-1 lead. Korpisalo's mask was knocked off in the process but the goal stood following a discussion by the referees.
#LetsGoCanes Pesce goal pic.twitter.com/vTCSFB9ZFb
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 13, 2023
#NHL rule 9.6: pic.twitter.com/9MW61rU0WN
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) January 13, 2023
Carolina added to its lead at 14:55 on a blast from the high slot by Jaccob Slavin.
Gaudreau got cut the Carolina lead to 5-2 at 15:27 when he scored on a wide-open net thanks to a nice feed from Patrik Laine.
Seth Jarvis scored at 16:45 to put the Canes up 6-2 with a backhand shot from the left doorstep into an open net.
#LetsGoCanes Jarvis goal pic.twitter.com/UQom8oZ4pS
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 13, 2023
The 6-2 score held as the Blue Jackets fell to 12-27-2.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CAR 41-23 CBJ
- Faceoff %: CAR 56.2-43.8 CBJ
- Power play: CAR 0/4-0/3 CBJ
- Takeaways: CAR 3-5 CBJ
- Giveaways: CAR 3-8 CBJ
- Blocked shots: CAR 8-20 CBJ
- Hits: CAR 12-20 CBJ
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CAR 2.67-1.28 CBJ
- Chances (CF): CAR 54-32 CBJ
- Shots (SF): CAR 28-17 CBJ
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CAR 27-17 CBJ
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CAR 13-7 CBJ
Injury Update
Nick Blankenburg returned to the lineup for the first time since Nov. 10.
Blankenburg left the game in the third period after blocking a shot.
#CBJ Nick Blankenburg is heading back to the locker room.
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 13, 2023
After the game, Brad Larsen said Blankenburg "seems fine."
#CBJ head coach Brad Larsen said postgame that Nick Blankenburg seems fine after leaving that game late. Blankenburg was walking around postgame so hopefully disaster averted.
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) January 13, 2023
Vladislav Gavrikov made his return to the lineup after a one-game absence.
Eric Robinson was placed on IR retroactive to Jan. 3 with an upper-body injury. He is listed as day-to-day.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets are back at it Saturday night in Detroit to take on the Red Wings at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club returns home to take on the New York Rangers on Monday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
