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Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes

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Hurricanes score 5 times in the 2nd period and beat Blue Jackets 7-4 for 4th straight win

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores goal for Hurricanes

Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina. Jarvis closed the scoring with an empty-netter. Martin Necas had two assists as the Hurricanes won their fourth straight.

Goalie Frederik Andersen, playing his second game since returning from a months-long absence due to injury, had 18 saves in his 300th NHL victory and assisted on Carolina's second goal.

Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the first period and James van Riemsdyk and Dmitri Voronkov added goals in the second for Columbus. Daniil Tarasov had 36 saves.

The Hurricanes erased a two-goal deficit with five goals in the first 12 minutes of the second period and had a 24-3 edge in shots in the second period.

Takeaways Blue Jackets: Columbus struck for two goals in the first 10 minutes against a Carolina team that had allowed 0.79 goals in the first period. Marchenko has five goals in three games against the Hurricanes this season.

Hurricanes: Jarvis has nine goals in the last 10 games, helping the team to its longest winning streak since early November.

Key moment The Hurricanes unloaded for five goals in an 8-minute, 46-second stretch for the fifth-quickest five-goal stretch in franchise history.

Key stat The Hurricanes had a five-goal period for the second time this season. They scored five in the third period of a Nov. 25 home comeback against the Dallas Stars.

Up next The Blue Jackets host Los Angeles on Saturday for their only home game during a stretch of more than two weeks. The Hurricanes are at the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:08 Kent Johnson Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Luca Del Bel Belluz (4), James van Riemsdyk (10)
Goal 1st Period 9:48 Kirill Marchenko Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (13), Jack Johnson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 2:48 Seth Jarvis Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (33), Martin Necas (38)
Goal 2nd Period 7:11 Eric Robinson Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Seth Jarvis (19), Frederik Andersen (1)
Goal 2nd Period 7:58 Jackson Blake Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (34)
Goal 2nd Period 8:33 Sebastian Aho Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (5)
Goal 2nd Period 11:34 Jordan Martinook Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (20), Jordan Staal (16)
Goal 2nd Period 13:21 James van Riemsdyk Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Kent Johnson (16), Jack Johnson (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:43 Dmitri Voronkov Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Zach Werenski (38), Adam Fantilli (14)
Goal 3rd Period 11:13 Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (39)
Goal 3rd Period 18:08 Seth Jarvis Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (19), Jordan Staal (17)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 6
22 Hits 16
6 Takeaways 4
22 Shots 43
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 36
41.9 Faceoff Win Percent 58.1
19 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

Lenovo Center

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

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 36 11 80 8
Carolina 33 19 70 4
New Jersey 31 20 68 6
Columbus 26 22 60 8
NY Rangers 27 24 58 4
NY Islanders 25 23 57 7
Pittsburgh 23 25 55 9
Philadelphia 24 26 55 7
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