Today marks the end of the Carolina Hurricanes’ home schedule as the Columbus Blue Jackets roll into Raleigh fresh off a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
The Hurricanes still have four more games on the road to close out the regular season, and as the team sits five points behind the division-leading New York Rangers, there’s less at stake than it seemed like there could be a week or two ago.
Columbus Blue Jackets Key Facts
- Record: 26–39–12
- Home Record: 16–19–5
- Away Record: 10–20–7
- Goals For: 225
- Goals Against: 279
- Goals: Boone Jenner (22)
- Assists: Johnny Gaudreau (47)
- Points: Johnny Gaudreau (58)
- Penalty Minutes: Erik Gudbranson (72)
- Plus/Minus: Nick Blankenburg (+1)
- Wins: Elvis Merzlikins (13)
- Goals Against Average: Jet Greaves (2.