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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Thursday, December 3, 2026 · Lenovo Center

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Thursday, December 3, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, CBJNHL, HHN and CBJHN.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

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

  1. 232026-11-23: at NJD
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: vs NJD
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: vs DET
  6. 282026-11-28: no game
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: at PIT
  9. 12026-12-01: no game
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: at CAR
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~328 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~491 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

Back home after a game in NY Rangers.

  1. 232026-11-23: no game
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: at TBL
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: no game
  6. 282026-11-28: vs OTT
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: at NYR
  9. 12026-12-01: no game
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: vs CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~427 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~855 mi
on this 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

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

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