Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes

NHL

38-26-12, 88 PTS

1-5

Final

48-21-6, 102 PTS

Lenovo Center

TV: ESPN+

Team	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	1	0	1
CAR	3	1	1	5

Who won: Hurricanes 5-1

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes win the series 3-1. The Hurricanes outscored the Blue Jackets 3-0 in the 1st period. Logan Stankoven led the Hurricanes in goals (2). Denton Mateychuk led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).

Leaders

CBJCAR

Goals

Denton Mateychuk

1

Logan Stankoven

2

Assists

Isac Lundestrom

1

Taylor Hall

2

Points

Denton Mateychuk

1

Logan Stankoven

2

Scoring

1st

2:27

Goal

Logan Stankoven Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: K'Andre Miller (27), Taylor Hall (26)

0-1

8:52

Goal

Logan Stankoven Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (27), Jackson Blake (25)

0-2

12:50

Goal

Alexander Nikishin Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (33), Sebastian Aho (51)

0-3

2nd

11:24

Goal

Denton Mateychuk Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (24), Isac Lundeström (8)

1-3

11:37

Goal

Jordan Martinook Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (14)

1-4

3rd

6:44

Goal

Andrei Svechnikov Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (34), Sebastian Aho (52)

1-5

Scores shown as CBJ-CAR.

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