The Blue Jackets surrendered a goal 17 seconds into the game and lost 3-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Sunday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAR HURRICANES | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1st Period
Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring at 17 seconds with a right-circle wrist shot.
Carolina goal!
— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) April 7, 2024
Scored by Andrei Svechnikov with 19:43 remaining in the 1st period.
Assisted by Jordan Martinook and Brady Skjei.
Carolina: 1
Columbus: 0#CBJvsCAR #CauseChaos #CBJ pic.twitter.com/TzdZM6hJxO
Justin Danforth nearly tied the game at 10:36 on a breakaway but his shot hit the post.
Sebastian Aho doubled Carolina's lead at 11:45 with a right-circle one-timer on the power play thanks to a sweet feed from Jake Guentzel.
Power play goal for Carolina!
— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) April 7, 2024
Scored by Sebastian Aho with 08:15 remaining in the 1st period.
Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Teuvo Teravainen.
Carolina: 2
Columbus: 0#CBJvsCAR #CauseChaos #CBJ pic.twitter.com/9b4lhFh5tN
The Hurricanes led 2-0 after 20 minutes and took a 13-5 advantage in shots on goal into the second period.
2nd Period
Neither team scored in the second period, but the Blue Jackets went 3/3 on the penalty kill in the middle frame. Carolina took a 2-0 lead and a 24-14 advantage in shots on goal into the third period.
3rd Period
Malcolm Subban made a big stop on Stefan Noesen from the left circle at 7:12 to keep the Blue Jackets' deficit at two.
Teuvo Teravainen put Carolina up 3-0 at 13:53 with a left-circle wrist shot through traffic.
Carolina goal!
— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) April 7, 2024
Scored by Teuvo Teravainen with 06:07 remaining in the 3rd period.
Assisted by Jaccob Slavin.
Carolina: 3
Columbus: 0#CBJvsCAR #CauseChaos #CBJ pic.twitter.com/B06b2NF9lA
With the loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 26-40-12.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 23-35 CAR
- Face-off %: CBJ 35-65 CAR
- Power play: CBJ 0/1-1/4 CAR
- Giveaways: CBJ 6-8 CAR
- Takeaways: CBJ 12-7 CAR
- Blocked shots: CBJ 16-10 CAR
- Hits: CBJ 18-4 CAR
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 1.31-2.89 CAR
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 44-57 CAR
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 22-28 CAR
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 14-17 CAR
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 3-15 CAR
Injury Update
- Boone Jenner is out.
- Adam Boqvist is out with an upper-body injury sustained on Mar. 14 against the Ottawa Senators. There is no timetable for his return.
- Yegor Chinakhov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury he suffered on Mar. 12 against the Canadiens.
- Elvis Merzlikins is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- Kent Johnson has been placed on injured reserve with a torn labrum in his left shoulder that will sideline him for the remainder of the season. He underwent successful surgery on Mar. 7 and is expected to make a full recovery in six months.
- Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Jan. 28 and will be away from the team indefinitely.
- Adam Fantilli suffered a calf laceration on Jan. 28 and is expected to miss eight weeks.
- Jake Bean is out for the season with a broken hand suffered on Apr. 4.
- Daniil Tarasov is out with an upper-body injury suffered on Apr. 4.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets continue their road trip on Tuesday when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
They'll stay in Florida when they face the Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
