Columbus 6, Carolina 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Furman South
Linesmen:
Trent Knorr, Brad Kovachik
Attendance:
17289
By Field Level Media
Zach Werenski scored twice and added two assists as the Columbus Blue Jackets doubled up the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Luca Del Bel Belluz, James Malatesta, Johnny Gaudreau and Alex Nylander also scored for the Blue Jackets (27-43-12, 66 points), who wrapped up their season by snapping a four-game losing streak. Mathieu Olivier and Erik Gudbranson each added two assists and Jet Greaves made 38 saves.
Teuvo Teravainen scored twice and Jesperi Kotkaniemi added the other goal for Carolina (52-23-7, 111 points), who were resting many regulars with their playoff fate already determined. Brent Burns and Stefan Nosen had two assists apiece in the loss.
Spencer Martin stopped 19 shots for the Hurricanes, who saw their five-game win streak end.
Nylander picked up a rebound off the end boards and beat an out-of-position Martin 47 seconds into the third, giving the Jackets a 5-3 lead.
Werenski doubled the Blue Jackets' lead, beating Martin high glove side with 39 seconds remaining.
Columbus jumped out to an early 2-0 lead.
Del Bel Belluz opened the scoring in his NHL debut, beating Martin with a wrist shot from the top of the faceoff circle at 3:37 for his first career goal. Del Bel Belluz was recalled from AHL affiliate Cleveland on Tuesday.
Werenski doubled Columbus' lead by putting in the rebound off Kirill Marchenko's shot at 5:24 of the first period.
The Hurricanes responded with a pair of their own. Kotkaniemi got Carolina on the board at 7:10, snapping a rolling puck short side past Greaves.
Teravainen tied it 2-2 with 1:44 remaining in the first when he one-timed a pass from Kotkaniemi.
Malatesta restored Columbus' lead, jamming in a loose puck in the crease with 59 seconds remaining in the period.
The two teams exchanged second-period goals. Teravainen tied it 3-3 on a power play, snapping a shot past Greaves from the faceoff dot at 10:16 of the second period.
Gaudreau gave Columbus a 4-3 lead with a wraparound past Martin at 12:18 of the middle frame.
Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast left the game after taking a hit from Gudbranson early in the second period and did not return.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
Columbus |
|
Teuvo Teravainen 2 |
Points |
Zach Werenski 4 |
|
Teuvo Teravainen 2 |
Goals |
Zach Werenski 2 |
|
Brent Burns 2 |
Assists |
Zach Werenski 2 |
|
Teuvo Teravainen 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Spencer Martin .760 |
Save Percentage |
Jet Greaves .927 |
|
Spencer Martin 19 |
Saves |
Jet Greaves 38 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
41 |
3 |
1-5 |
2-2 |
4 |
24 |
| Columbus
|
25 |
6 |
0-2 |
4-5 |
10 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Carolina will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .585 after a win and .724 after a loss.
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