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Carolina Hurricanes 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 — Recap
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Game Summary
Final: Carolina Hurricanes 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2. Shots on goal: CAR 33, CBJ 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 2-0 CBJ; P2 CAR 0-1 CBJ; P3 CAR 3-1 CBJ.
Scoring plays: P1 13:29 Shayne Gostisbehere (assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov) to make it CAR 1-0 CBJ; P1 16:12 Logan Stankoven (assists: Mark Jankowski) to make it CAR 2-0 CBJ; P2 15:14 Kirill Marchenko (assists: Zach Werenski, Mason Marchment) to make it CAR 2-1 CBJ; P3 02:07 Adam Fantilli (assists: Mason Marchment, Kirill Marchenko) to make it CAR 2-2 CBJ; P3 12:42 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Jalen Chatfield, Jaccob Slavin) to make it CAR 3-2 CBJ; P3 13:55 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Sebastian Aho) to make it CAR 4-2 CBJ; P3 19:13 Jordan Martinook to make it CAR 5-2 CBJ. Top skaters: Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 1 G, 2 A; Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) 1 G, 1 A; Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Mason Marchment (CBJ) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Brandon Bussi (CAR) 23 saves on 25, decision W; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 26 saves on 30, decision L.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 13:29 Shayne Gostisbehere (Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov) CAR · Power play · slap shot · CAR 1, CBJ 0
- P1 16:12 Logan Stankoven (Mark Jankowski) CAR · Power play · snap shot · CAR 2, CBJ 0
- P2 15:14 Kirill Marchenko (Zach Werenski, Mason Marchment) CBJ · wrist shot · CAR 2, CBJ 1
- P3 2:07 Adam Fantilli (Mason Marchment, Kirill Marchenko) CBJ · snap shot · CAR 2, CBJ 2
- P3 12:42 Nikolaj Ehlers (Jalen Chatfield, Jaccob Slavin) CAR · wrist shot · CAR 3, CBJ 2
- P3 13:55 Andrei Svechnikov (Nikolaj Ehlers, Sebastian Aho) CAR · Power play · slap shot · CAR 4, CBJ 2
- P3 19:13 Jordan Martinook CAR · Empty net · wrist shot · CAR 5, CBJ 2
Biggest Period
The Carolina Hurricanes scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| CBJ | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 5Goals8% of attempts
- 28Saved47% of attempts
- 26Missed the net44% of attempts
- 2Goals5% of attempts
- 23Saved59% of attempts
- 14Missed the net36% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:29 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17:39 |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 |
| Jordan Martinook | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15:27 |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:47 |
| Jalen Chatfield | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 |
| Sebastian Aho | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 |
| Mark Jankowski | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:27 |
| Seth Jarvis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:00 |
| K'Andre Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:41 |
| Sean Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17:52 |
| Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16:41 |
| Jackson Blake | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:25 |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:56 |
| Taylor Hall | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 |
| William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 09:38 |
| Eric Robinson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 09:01 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | W | 23 | 25 | 92.0 | 2 | 59:42 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Marchenko | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 |
| Mason Marchment | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17:22 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18:06 |
| Zach Werenski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27:29 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:21 |
| Erik Gudbranson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21:21 |
| Sean Monahan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 |
| Boone Jenner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18:58 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18:48 |
| Dante Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:55 |
| Denton Mateychuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 |
| Conor Garland | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:16 |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:30 |
| Danton Heinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:38 |
| Isac Lundeström | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:07 |
| Kent Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:48 |
| Miles Wood | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 07:34 |
| Egor Zamula | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:10 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | L | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 4 | 58:55 |
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