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Game #82 Preview/Gamethread: A beginning and an end

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – 7:00 PM EDT
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
TV: Bally Sports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 FM
Opponent’s Site: Category Five Hockey

Carolina Hurricanes (52-22-7, 111 points, 2nd Metro, 2nd East)

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Columbus Blue Jackets (26-43-12, 64 points, 8th Metro, 16th East)

Tonight’s game caps off a painful season. Most fans didn’t have the Blue Jackets as a playoff team, but many thought they’d improve upon a disastrous 2022-23 campaign. Instead, what we got was a measly 5-7 point improvement, depending on the outcome of this final game. Jarmo Kekalainen was fired, and Pascal Vincent’s future hangs in the balance.