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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Lenovo Center

CARNHL · CBJNHL · HHN · CBJHN

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, CBJNHL, HHN and CBJHN.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 2 of a road trip: Philadelphia, now Carolina.

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: vs TOR
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: no game
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: vs VGK
  7. 252026-10-25: no game
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: at PHI
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: at CAR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~343 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~758 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

Another game at home.

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: at VAN
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: at EDM
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: at STL
  7. 252026-10-25: no game
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: vs BOS
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJCAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CBJ 34% (6th most often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series