Columbus Blue Jackets (10pts) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (22 pts) Game Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the road to face the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at 7:00 PM. Carolina Hurricanes - 10-2-2 - 22 Points - Won 2- 1st in the MetroColumbus Blue Jackets - 5-5-0 - 8 Points - Won 2 - 7th in the MetroPlayer Notes Per CBJ PRMatthew Knies has 1-4-5 in 9 career GP and has 2 multi-point efforts in his last 3 games against Carolina (1-3-4).Charlie Coyle has posted 5-8-13 in 27career games and notched a four-point effort last season on Mar. 17 with 1-3-4 against Carolina at Nationwide Arena.Adam Fantilli has 1-4-5 in nine career games, with two multi-point efforts in his past five contests against the Hurricanes (1-4-5).Sean Monahan has 6-12-18 in 23 career GP, with assists in three of his last five meetings (0-5-5) and points in six of his past nine contests against Carolina (1-7-8).Valeri Nichushkin has 5-7-12 with four multipoint efforts in 13 career games, including points in four of the past five contests (4-3-7).Zach Werenski has 6-12-18 in 35 career GP with assists in six of the last nine games against the Hurricanes (2-7-9).Blue Jackets Stats Power Play - 11.1% - 30th in the NHLPenalty Kill - 72.7% - 23rd in the NHLGoals For - 25 - 32nd in the NHLGoals Against - 33 - 6th in the NHL Hurricanes Stats Power Play - 23.5% - 10th in the NHLPenalty Kill - 83.3% - 11th in the NHLGoals For - 53 - 4th in the NHLGoals Against - 33 - 5th in the NHL Series History vs.Hurricanes The Blue Jackets are 30-33-0-5 overall, and 13-18-0-3 on the road in Carolina.Columbus went 1-3-0 in 2025-26. The home team has won nine of the last 10 meetings and 13 of the last 16 dating back to Feb. 25, 2022.The winning team has scored four-plus goals in each of the past nine contests (including SO goals) and in 17 of the past 19 since Oct. 23, 2021.The winning team has won by three or more goals in eight of the past 10 meetings of the series.The teams have combined for six-plus goals in 10 of the last 14 overall games of the series.Who To Watch For TheHurricanes Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in Goals(8), assists(11), and points (19). Logan Stankoven has 8 goals and 11 points. Pyotr Kochetchov is 8-0-0 with a a SV% of .918. He's won 8 straight games. Brandon Bussi is 2-2-2 and his last start was on 10-22. Injured Reserve & Other InjuriesIsac Lundestrom - Achilles Surgery - LTIR - 10 Games MissedIvan Provorov - Lower Body - IR - 10 Games Missed - Lightly skating. Could return soonTOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 33How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be simulcast on The Blue Jackets Hockey Network and 97.1 The Fan, with Steve Mears behind the mic doing the play-by-play.TV: CBJHN - Spectrum HD Ch. 320/1320; IP Ch. 349; Prime Video, Fubo. DirecTV Ch. 660 (streaming), 660-1 (satellite). U-Verse (1735/735)Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News and never miss a story.Let us know what you think below.For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive, and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here. Share your thoughts by commenting on the article below on THN.com or by creating your own post in our community forum.