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Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3 — Recap
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Game Recap
Carolina held off a third-period comeback bid by Columbus to secure a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. The Hurricanes, whose record improved to 10-2-2, established an early lead in the first period when Jordan Martinook scored at 15:51, assisted by Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. SportsFBI's model had leaned toward a Carolina victory at 73% pregame. Columbus, now 5-5-0, recorded 26 shots on goal in the contest, while Carolina registered 27.
The Hurricanes extended their advantage in the second period as Logan Stankoven found the net at 7:47, with assists from Nikolaj Ehlers and Jackson Blake, pushing the lead to 2-0. Carolina then widened the margin further just 16 seconds into the final period when Mark Jankowski scored, assisted by Seth Jarvis and Jalen Chatfield. However, Columbus responded with a determined rally, beginning at 6:56 of the third period with Denton Mateychuk's goal, assisted by Jake Christiansen and Sean Monahan. Kent Johnson then brought the Blue Jackets within one goal at 9:50, assisted by Charlie Coyle and Zach Werenski.
Carolina's Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves on 26 shots to preserve the win, while Columbus's Jet Greaves also stopped 24 of 27 shots faced. Seth Jarvis was a key contributor for the Hurricanes with two assists, complementing goals from Mark Jankowski and Jordan Martinook. Kent Johnson led the Blue Jackets' scoring efforts with his goal in the third period.
How the Prediction Fared
Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Carolina Hurricanes (-258, 72% implied) over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Carolina Hurricanes (73% confidence). It gave a 37% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 1 goal.
💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 15:51 Jordan Martinook (Seth Jarvis, Jaccob Slavin) CAR · wrist shot · CBJ 0, CAR 1
- P2 7:47 Logan Stankoven (Nikolaj Ehlers, Jackson Blake) CAR · snap shot · CBJ 0, CAR 2
- P3 0:16 Mark Jankowski (Seth Jarvis, Jalen Chatfield) CAR · snap shot · CBJ 0, CAR 3
- P3 6:56 Denton Mateychuk (Jake Christiansen, Sean Monahan) CBJ · snap shot · CBJ 1, CAR 3
- P3 9:50 Kent Johnson (Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski) CBJ · Power play · deflected shot · CBJ 2, CAR 3
Biggest Period
The Columbus Blue Jackets scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| CAR | 16 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 2Goals5% of attempts
- 24Saved63% of attempts
- 12Missed the net32% of attempts
- 3Goals8% of attempts
- 24Saved60% of attempts
- 13Missed the net33% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Mateychuk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24:54 |
| Kent Johnson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:47 |
| Zach Werenski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28:47 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18:02 |
| Sean Monahan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:17 |
| Jake Christiansen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:39 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22:17 |
| Damon Severson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:11 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:02 |
| Matthew Knies | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17:04 |
| Mathieu Olivier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16:17 |
| Erik Gudbranson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:43 |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15:20 |
| Dante Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:33 |
| Conor Garland | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:27 |
| Danton Heinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 09:09 |
| Ryan Lomberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 08:14 |
| Luca Del Bel Belluz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:26 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | L | 24 | 27 | 88.9 | 3 | 58:51 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jarvis | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16:25 |
| Mark Jankowski | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:05 |
| Jordan Martinook | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:09 |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:53 |
| Jalen Chatfield | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:34 |
| Jackson Blake | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 |
| K'Andre Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:30 |
| Sean Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20:16 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 |
| Sebastian Aho | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:38 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 |
| William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:23 |
| Juuso Välimäki | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:49 |
| Eric Robinson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10:32 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 08:01 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 07:24 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Kochetkov | W | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 2 | 60:00 |
🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines
| Player | Prop | Line | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jarvis CAR | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 3 | Over | |
| Jackson Blake CAR | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 1 | Under | |
| Charlie Coyle CBJ | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 3 | Over | |
| Kent Johnson CBJ | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Zach Werenski CBJ | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 3.5 | 1 | Under | |
| Sean Monahan CBJ | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.
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