nhl Game Recap
Blue Jackets Down Carolina 4-3 - Match Report
The Blue Jackets earned a 4-3 victory over the Hurricanes on Thursday at Nationwide Arena.
The Blue Jackets were a +110 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Columbus got goals from Sonny Milano, Ryan Murray, Alexandre Texier, and Cam Atkinson in the victory. Texier opened the scoring at 3:21 of the first period.
Joonas Korpisalo turned in a 21-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Sebastian Aho, Dougie Hamilton, and Ryan Dzingel scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Joonas Korpisalo.
Petr Mrazek stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Columbus scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 31-24.
Next game, Columbus takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Carolina, they head home to face Chicago.