The Jake Bean revenge game doesn’t hit quite as hard as the Jesperi Kotkaniemi revenge game. Still, nevertheless, the Carolina Hurricanes followed up their fun win in Montreal with a trip to Columbus to do battle with the Blue Jackets.
Saturday night’s matchup wasn’t as dramatic as Thursday’s, but it did render the same result, with the Hurricanes pulling out a 5-1 win over the Jackets and improving to a perfect 4-0 record to open up the 2021-22 season.
A rush of back and forth action in the opening minutes of the first period eventually led to an early ice-breaking goal for the Hurricanes from a familiar customer.