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Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes

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Columbus Blue Jackets
12-14-5
Final
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Carolina Hurricanes
19-10-1

Dustin Tokarski wins in NHL return, helping Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 4-1

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

The 35-year-old Tokarski appeared in five games this season with Chicago in the American Hockey League before joining Carolina, his sixth NHL team.

Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist, Sebastian Aho, William Carrier and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored and Jordan Staal had two assists. The Hurricanes won for the third time in eight games.

Dmitri Voronkov scored for Columbus, and Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves. The Blue Jackets have lost four straight.

Takeaways Blue Jackets: Columbus fell to 4-10-2 on the road.

Hurricanes: Carolina won by more than two goals for the first time since Nov. 20.

Key moment The Hurricanes killed three penalties in the first 14 minutes. Tokarski made four saves during those penalty kills.

Key stat Tokarski is 24-34-12 in 81 games for Tampa Bay, Montreal, Anaheim, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Carolina.

Up next Both teams are back in action Tuesday night. The Blue Jackets are at Tampa Bay, and the Hurricanes wrap up a four-game homestand against the New York Islanders.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:28 Sebastian Aho Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (11)
Goal 1st Period 19:08 William Carrier Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Jordan Staal (7), Jordan Martinook (8)
Goal 2nd Period 15:52 Dmitri Voronkov Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (18), Ivan Provorov (9)
Goal 2nd Period 17:16 Jordan Martinook Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Staal (8), Dmitry Orlov (12)
Goal 3rd Period 6:19 Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (30), Sean Walker (4)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 11
23 Hits 17
5 Takeaways 5
28 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 36
39.0 Faceoff Win Percent 61.0
26 Giveaways 24
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 10

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,700 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 26 10 56 4
New Jersey 25 15 53 3
Carolina 24 15 50 2
Columbus 18 17 42 6
Pittsburgh 17 17 42 8
Philadelphia 17 19 39 5
NY Rangers 18 20 38 2
NY Islanders 15 18 37 7
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