nhl Game Recap
Carolina Ices Columbus 6-5 - Recap
The Hurricanes earned a 6-5 victory over the Blue Jackets on Sunday at Nationwide Arena.
Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as -145 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Dougie Hamilton, Brett Pesce, Vincent Trocheck, Warren Foegele, Brock McGinn, and Jordan Staal each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. McGinn opened the scoring for Carolina.
James Reimer stopped 17 of 22 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got goals from Patrik Laine(2), Nick Foligno, Riley Nash, and Max Domi in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 20-stop effort from Joonas Korpisalo in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 1-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 26-22.