Less than two weeks ago at Nationwide Arena, the Carolina Hurricanes scored seven straight goals to erase a 4-0 Columbus Blue Jackets lead. After losing three of the next four games after that, one could be forgiven for thinking that the Jackets were unlikely to get a win tonight in Raleigh.
Dear reader, I am both delighted and still a bit baffled that you would be wrong. Against all odds, the Blue Jackets showed up on both ends of the ice and for all 60 minutes, to deliver a definitive 6-0 win.
The Jackets were dealt mixed news before the game, as “best forward on the team” Alexandre Texier returned from the COVID list, but Jake Voracek was added to the list after a positive test.