Carolina Hurricanes 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2: final score and stats
Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets, Carolina Hurricanes 5 to Columbus Blue Jackets 2, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes.
NHLTuesday, March 31, 2026
DateMar 31, 2026
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenueNationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
TVESPN+/Hulu
Attendance18,293
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Carolina HurricanesColumbus Blue Jackets
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
47-21-6Record38-25-12
1st in Metropolitan DivisionStanding7th in Metropolitan Division
8-3Road record / home record6-4
WWLWWLast 5LLWWL
W2StreakL2
Team stats
Carolina HurricanesColumbus Blue Jackets
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 5:42 | 1:29 | 12:18 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 81.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 14:06 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| William Carrier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:38 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:23 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 12:58 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:48 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | 1:23 | 1:27 | 8:37 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 5:46 | 1:23 | 11:51 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 13:18 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:01 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 7:36 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 1:18 | 2:05 | 13:18 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:54 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:42 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 18:02 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:39 | 5:42 | 0:47 | 11:10 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:41 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 17:09 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 2:25 | 0:47 | 12:44 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:47 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 18:04 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 16:23 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 59:42 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 18:46 | 3:03 | 5:04 | 10:39 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fantilli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:06 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 15:07 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Garland | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:16 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 13:05 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danton Heinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:40 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 18:58 | 0:12 | 3:03 | 15:43 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 5:51 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 3:00 | 7:07 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:20 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 14:43 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Marchment | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17:22 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 14:30 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:06 | 1:21 | 4:30 | 14:15 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:47 | 0:34 | 12:09 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:34 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 6:47 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Fabbro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:47 | 1:18 | 15:50 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | 0:00 | 6:12 | 15:09 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:10 | 1:22 | 1:56 | 12:52 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Provorov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25:21 | 0:38 | 6:22 | 18:21 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Werenski | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 27:29 | 3:34 | 0:25 | 23:30 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Zamula | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .875 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 58:55 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
CAR leads series 2-1
Apr 2, 2026CBJ 1, CAR 5
Mar 31, 2026CAR 5, CBJ 2
Mar 17, 2026CAR 1, CBJ 5
Dec 9, 2025CBJ 1, CAR 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
Carolina Hurricanes won, 5-2, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
What was the final score of Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
Carolina Hurricanes 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2.
Who were the top performers?
Carolina Hurricanes: Nikolaj Ehlers (1 goals). Columbus Blue Jackets: Kirill Marchenko (1 goals).
Where is Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets played?
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.
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