Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Thursday, April 2, 2026 · Lenovo Center

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1–5

Final

SOG 10–21

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FDSNSO · FDSNOH

Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Blue Jackets 21-10.

Logan Stankoven scored twice. Alexander Nikishin, Denton Mateychuk, Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov also scored.

Frederik Andersen made 9 saves on 10 shots for the win; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 16 of 21.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CBJ	0	1	0	1	10
CAR	3	1	1	5	21

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Logan Stankoven (16)K'Andre Miller (27), Taylor Hall (26)Gudbranson 1:03 into shift0–102:27 CAR
Logan Stankoven (17)Taylor Hall (27), Jackson Blake (25)0–208:52 CAR
Alexander Nikishin (11)Seth Jarvis (33), Sebastian Aho (51)Coyle 1:58 into shift0–312:50 CAR · SHG

2nd period

Denton Mateychuk (13)Boone Jenner (24), Isac Lundeström (8)Walker 1:41 into shift1–311:24 CBJ
Jordan Martinook (12)Jordan Staal (14)1–411:37 CAR

3rd period

Andrei Svechnikov (28)Shayne Gostisbehere (34), Sebastian Aho (52)Werenski 1:09 into shift1–506:44 CAR · PPG

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:58

0–3 · 1st 12:50 · Nikishin. Coyle was 1:58 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCBJ on iceCAR on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 CAR

1st 2:27 · Stankoven

Long shift: Gudbranson 1:03

Long shiftGudbranson 1:03

0–2 CAR

1st 8:52 · Stankoven

Jenner 0:36

Fresh legsJenner 0:36

0–3 CAR

1st 12:50 · SH · Nikishin

Stuck out there: Coyle 1:58

Stuck out thereCoyle 1:58

1–3 CBJ

2nd 11:24 · Mateychuk

Stuck out there: Walker 1:41

Stuck out thereWalker 1:41

1–4 CAR

2nd 11:37 · Martinook

Werenski 0:13

Fresh legsWerenski 0:13

1–5 CAR

3rd 6:44 · PP · Svechnikov

Long shift: Werenski 1:09

Long shiftWerenski 1:09

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

CBJCAR

10Shots on goal21

40%Faceoff %60%

0/3Power play1/2

6Penalty minutes8

18Hits19

14Blocked shots19

17Giveaways19

8Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 11:31K'Andre Miller · holding2 min
2nd 03:14Denton Mateychuk · interference2 min
3rd 04:34Shayne Gostisbehere · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 05:35Ivan Provorov · slashing2 min
3rd 07:34Shayne Gostisbehere · slashing2 min
3rd 11:22Danton Heinen · roughing2 min
3rd 11:22K'Andre Miller · roughing2 min

Season series

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

21Isac LundeströmC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	50	15:34
38Boone JennerC	0	1	1	-1	1	2	0	0	50	15:04
5Denton MateychukD	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	–	20:29
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	36	18:40
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	15:06
11Miles WoodL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	12:45
19Adam FantilliC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	30	16:06
23Sean MonahanC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	44	12:38
43Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	–	13:37
65Luca Del Bel BelluzC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	13:18
83Conor GarlandR	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	14:30
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	–	16:15
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	13:22
6Egor ZamulaD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	16:19
8Zach WerenskiD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	22:12
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	2	–	20:08
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	–	20:33
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	–	18:22

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73Jet GreavesG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	L	21	16	5	.762	59:53

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

20Sebastian AhoC	0	2	2	+1	1	1	0	0	64	16:30
22Logan StankovenC	2	0	2	+2	4	1	1	0	75	15:09
71Taylor HallL	0	2	2	+2	1	0	1	0	–	13:50
11Jordan StaalC	0	1	1	+1	1	3	2	0	67	15:53
24Seth JarvisC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	15:42
37Andrei SvechnikovR	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	–	15:59
48Jordan MartinookL	1	0	1	+1	2	0	2	0	–	14:04
53Jackson BlakeR	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	–	15:42
4Shayne GostisbehereD	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	4	–	16:21
19K'Andre MillerD	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	4	–	21:45
21Alexander NikishinD	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	–	16:18
27Nikolaj EhlersL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	15:56
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	10:58
50Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	–	12:12
77Mark JankowskiL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	38	11:29
5Jalen ChatfieldD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	–	20:44
26Sean WalkerD	0	0	0	+2	5	2	3	0	–	22:51
74Jaccob SlavinD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	20:37

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Frederik AndersenG	W	10	9	1	.900	60:00
32Brandon BussiG		0	0	0	–	00:00