Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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5–2

Final

SOG 33–25

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Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Blue Jackets 33-25.

Goals came from Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven, Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli, Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Martinook.

Brandon Bussi made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 28 of 32.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	2	0	3	5	33
CBJ	0	1	1	2	25

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Shayne Gostisbehere (13)Nikolaj Ehlers (39), Andrei Svechnikov (37)1–013:29 CAR · PPG
Logan Stankoven (15)Mark Jankowski (10)2–016:12 CAR · PPG

2nd period

Kirill Marchenko (26)Zach Werenski (57), Mason Marchment (21)2–115:14 CBJ

3rd period

Adam Fantilli (22)Mason Marchment (22), Kirill Marchenko (37)2–202:07 CBJ
Nikolaj Ehlers (24)Jalen Chatfield (15), Jaccob Slavin (5)3–212:42 CAR
Andrei Svechnikov (27)Nikolaj Ehlers (40), Sebastian Aho (50)Monahan 1:50 into shift4–213:55 CAR · PPG
Jordan Martinook (11)Unassisted5–219:13 CAR · SHG · EN

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:50

4–2 · 3rd 13:55 · Svechnikov. Monahan was 1:50 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCAR on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CAR

1st 13:29 · PP · Gostisbehere

Jenner 0:42

NormalJenner 0:42

2–0 CAR

1st 16:12 · PP · Stankoven

Fabbro 0:34

Fresh legsFabbro 0:34

2–1 CBJ

2nd 15:14 · Marchenko

Staal 0:21

Fresh legsStaal 0:21

2–2 CBJ

3rd 2:07 · Fantilli

Hall 0:41

NormalHall 0:41

3–2 CAR

3rd 12:42 · Ehlers

Fabbro 0:39

Fresh legsFabbro 0:39

4–2 CAR

3rd 13:55 · PP · Svechnikov

Stuck out there: Monahan 1:50

Stuck out thereMonahan 1:50

5–2 CAR

3rd 19:13 · EN · Martinook

Fantilli 1:38

Empty netFantilli 1:38

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 (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

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

Team stats

CARCBJ

33Shots on goal25

61%Faceoff %39%

3/5Power play0/3

6Penalty minutes10

18Hits23

10Blocked shots15

16Giveaways13

5Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 08:48Andrei Svechnikov · roughing2 min
1st 12:19Dante Fabbro · slashing2 min
1st 14:29Kent Johnson · high sticking2 min
2nd 00:07Mason Marchment · high sticking2 min
2nd 10:48Logan Stankoven · hooking2 min
3rd 03:31Miles Wood · high sticking2 min
3rd 12:42Bench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
3rd 19:01Jackson Blake · tripping2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

27Nikolaj EhlersL	1	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	–	18:23
37Andrei SvechnikovR	1	1	2	0	1	2	0	2	–	16:29
20Sebastian AhoC	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	81	19:29
22Logan StankovenC	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	2	55	15:54
48Jordan MartinookL	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	–	15:27
77Mark JankowskiL	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	33	11:27
4Shayne GostisbehereD	1	0	1	-1	2	1	2	0	–	17:39
5Jalen ChatfieldD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	20:42
74Jaccob SlavinD	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	–	20:47
11Jordan StaalC	0	0	0	+1	1	3	1	0	60	16:41
24Seth JarvisC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	19:00
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50	09:38
50Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	09:01
53Jackson BlakeR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	2	–	16:25
71Taylor HallL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	15:48
19K'Andre MillerD	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	–	18:41
21Alexander NikishinD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	15:56
26Sean WalkerD	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	–	17:52

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Frederik AndersenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
32Brandon BussiG	W	25	23	2	.920	59:42

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

17Mason MarchmentL	0	2	2	+2	0	3	2	2	–	17:22
86Kirill MarchenkoR	1	1	2	+1	5	0	0	0	–	18:20
19Adam FantilliC	1	0	1	+1	5	2	0	0	55	18:06
8Zach WerenskiD	0	1	1	-1	3	1	1	0	–	27:29
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	25	18:46
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	50	13:30
11Miles WoodL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	100	07:34
21Isac LundeströmC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33	10:07
23Sean MonahanC	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	31	20:06
38Boone JennerC	0	0	0	-2	0	5	5	0	33	18:58
43Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	12:40
83Conor GarlandR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	14:16
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	07:48
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	16:10
6Egor ZamulaD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	07:10
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	25:21
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	–	17:55
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	21:21

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73Jet GreavesG	L	32	28	4	.875	58:55
90Elvis MerzlikinsG		0	0	0	–	00:00