Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Tuesday, December 31, 2024 · Nationwide Arena

CarolinaHurricanesAway

3–4

Final/SO

SOG 35–28

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FDSNSO · FDSNOH

Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Nationwide Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Blue Jackets 35-28.

Kirill Marchenko scored twice. Ty Smith, Jack Roslovic, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Dmitri Voronkov also scored.

Elvis Merzlikins made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 25 of 28.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
CAR	1	2	0	0	0	3	35
CBJ	2	0	1	0	1	4	28

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Kirill Marchenko (15)Sean Monahan (21), Denton Mateychuk (1)0–104:48 CBJ
Ty Smith (1)Sebastian Aho (27), Martin Necas (31)Provorov 1:52 into shift1–109:59 CAR · PPG
Kirill Marchenko (16)Dmitri Voronkov (11), Sean Monahan (22)1–215:43 CBJ

2nd period

Jack Roslovic (17)Seth Jarvis (16), Sebastian Aho (28)2–205:47 CAR
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (6)Eric Robinson (11)3–208:18 CAR

3rd period

Dmitri Voronkov (13)Sean Monahan (23), Zach Werenski (29)Slavin 1:26 into shift3–304:58 CBJ · PPG

SO period

Adam FantilliUnassisted3–400:00 CBJ

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:52

1–1 · 1st 9:59 · Smith. Provorov was 1:52 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCAR on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 CBJ

1st 4:48 · Marchenko

Staal 0:45

NormalStaal 0:45

1–1 CAR

1st 9:59 · PP · Smith

Stuck out there: Provorov 1:52

Stuck out thereProvorov 1:52

1–2 CBJ

1st 15:43 · Marchenko

Roslovic 0:40

NormalRoslovic 0:40

2–2 CAR

2nd 5:47 · Roslovic

Olivier 0:24

Fresh legsOlivier 0:24

3–2 CAR

2nd 8:18 · Kotkaniemi

Johnson 0:59

NormalJohnson 0:59

3–3 CBJ

3rd 4:58 · PP · Voronkov

Long shift: Slavin 1:26

Long shiftSlavin 1:26

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CARCBJ

35Shots on goal28

41%Faceoff %59%

1/4Power play1/3

8Penalty minutes10

21Hits14

12Blocked shots20

14Giveaways15

6Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 08:23Elvis Merzlikins · tripping2 min
1st 17:00Tyson Jost · cross checking2 min
1st 17:00Adam Fantilli · embellishment2 min
1st 19:16Tyson Jost · high sticking2 min
2nd 02:10Mikael Pyyhtia · tripping2 min
2nd 15:27Jackson Blake · hooking2 min
3rd 03:56Andrei Svechnikov · slashing2 min
3rd 08:19Dante Fabbro · hooking2 min
OT 04:47Zachary Aston-Reese · tripping2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

20Sebastian AhoC	0	2	2	0	6	0	1	0	60	25:33
24Seth JarvisC	0	1	1	0	5	5	2	0	–	21:54
50Eric RobinsonL	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	–	07:49
82Jesperi KotkaniemiC	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	38	14:55
88Martin NecasC	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	–	20:59
96Jack RoslovicC	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	–	15:37
42Ty SmithD	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	12:29
11Jordan StaalC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	43	16:25
27Tyson JostC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	40	08:04
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	-1	1	7	0	0	–	11:06
37Andrei SvechnikovR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	–	19:46
48Jordan MartinookL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	33	15:12
53Jackson BlakeR	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	09:23
5Jalen ChatfieldD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	20:09
7Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	–	23:37
8Brent BurnsD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	24:53
26Sean WalkerD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	–	14:15
74Jaccob SlavinD	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	–	26:05

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
34Dustin TokarskiG		0	0	0	–	00:00
52Pyotr KochetkovG	O	28	25	3	.893	65:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

23Sean MonahanC	0	3	3	+2	1	1	2	0	61	23:29
10Dmitri VoronkovL	1	1	2	+2	4	2	1	0	–	21:13
86Kirill MarchenkoR	2	0	2	+2	5	1	1	0	–	23:10
5Denton MateychukD	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	13:56
8Zach WerenskiD	0	1	1	0	11	0	0	0	–	30:07
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	67	22:18
7Sean KuralyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	11:18
19Adam FantilliC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	45	13:40
21James van RiemsdykL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	10:37
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	0	0	-1	0	5	4	0	100	16:35
27Zachary Aston-ReeseC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	–	17:14
82Mikael PyyhtiaL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	08:53
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	17:37
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	04:16
3Jack JohnsonD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	–	12:25
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	22:16
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	–	23:36
78Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	–	14:56

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40Daniil TarasovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	W	35	32	3	.914	64:48