Hurricanes vs Blue Jackets Live Score, Box Score, Rosters, Stats

Hurricanes vs Blue Jackets Live Score (31 Mar, 2026)

Final

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

5 : 2

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
CAR	2	0	3	5
CBJ	0	1	1	2

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

5–2

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

5–2

3rd Period 19:59

Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left

5–2

3rd Period 19:49

Kent Johnson shot blocked by Miles Wood

5–2

3rd Period 19:48

Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi

5–2

3rd Period 19:41

Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Alexander Nikishin

5–2

3rd Period 19:13

Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Mark Jankowski

5–2

3rd Period 19:13

Jordan Martinook Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none

5–2

3rd Period 19:07

Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Charlie Coyle

4–2

3rd Period 19:01

Jordan Staal faceoff won against Boone Jenner

4–2

3rd Period 19:01

Jackson Blake Tripping against Charlie Coyle

4–2

3rd Period 18:47

Mason Marchment hit Sean Walker

4–2

3rd Period 18:30

Mason Marchment hit Andrei Svechnikov

4–2

3rd Period 18:25

Sean Walker shot blocked by Ivan Provorov

4–2

3rd Period 18:11

Seth Jarvis Backhand Off Crossbar

4–2

3rd Period 18:07

Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko

4–2

3rd Period 17:39

K'Andre Miller Snap Shot Wide Right

4–2

3rd Period 17:34

Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves

4–2

3rd Period 16:50

Jordan Staal faceoff won against Sean Monahan

4–2

3rd Period 16:50

Goalie Stopped

4–2

3rd Period 16:48

Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Bussi

4–2

3rd Period 16:46

Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jordan Staal

4–2

3rd Period 16:46

Puck Frozen - Goalie

4–2

3rd Period 16:43

Danton Heinen Wrist Shot Short

4–2

Scoring Summary

1st Period

13:29

Shayne Gostisbehere

Assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov

Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (39), Andrei Svechnikov (37)

1 - 0

16:12

Logan Stankoven

Assists: Mark Jankowski

Logan Stankoven Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Jankowski (10)

2 - 0

2nd Period

15:14

Kirill Marchenko

Assists: Zach Werenski, Mason Marchment

Kirill Marchenko Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (57), Mason Marchment (21)

2 - 1

3rd Period

2:07

Adam Fantilli

Assists: Mason Marchment, Kirill Marchenko

Adam Fantilli Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Mason Marchment (22), Kirill Marchenko (37)

2 - 2

12:42

Nikolaj Ehlers

Assists: Jalen Chatfield, Jaccob Slavin

Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Jalen Chatfield (15), Jaccob Slavin (5)

3 - 2

13:55

Andrei Svechnikov

Assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Sebastian Aho

Andrei Svechnikov Goal (27) Slap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (40), Sebastian Aho (50)

4 - 2

19:13

Jordan Martinook

Jordan Martinook Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none

5 - 2

Team Stats

CAR

CBJ

10 Blocked Shots 15

18 Hits 23

5 Takeaways 4

16 Giveaways 13

3 Power Play Goals 0

5 Power Play Opportunities 3

33 Total Shots 25

6 Penalty Minutes 10

60.0 Power Play % 0.0

1 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

37 Faceoffs Won 24

60.7 Faceoff Percent 39.3

3 Penalties 5

Game Leaders

CAR

CBJ

Nikolaj Ehlers#27 · LW

Goals

Kirill Marchenko#86 · RW

Nikolaj Ehlers#27 · LW

Assists

Kirill Marchenko#86 · RW

Nikolaj Ehlers#27 · LW

Points

Kirill Marchenko#86 · RW

Player Box Score

Hurricanes

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Sebastian Aho#20 · C	1	0	0	0	19:29	5:42	1:29	12:18	21	0	25	1	3	0	13	3	81.3	3	0	0
Jackson Blake#53 · RW	2	0	0	-1	16:25	2:19	0:00	14:06	21	0	21	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
William Carrier#28 · LW	1	1	0	0	9:38	0:00	0:00	9:38	16	0	6	0	2	1	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Nikolaj Ehlers#27 · LW	0	0	1	0	18:23	5:25	0:00	12:58	22	1	24	2	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Taylor Hall#71 · LW	1	0	1	-1	15:48	2:24	0:00	13:24	20	0	15	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Mark Jankowski#77 · LW	0	1	0	0	11:27	1:23	1:27	8:37	16	0	8	1	1	1	2	4	33.3	0	0	0
Seth Jarvis#24 · C	0	1	0	0	19:00	5:46	1:23	11:51	21	0	30	0	1	3	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Jordan Martinook#48 · LW	1	3	0	1	15:27	0:00	2:09	13:18	23	1	11	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Eric Robinson#50 · LW	0	1	0	0	9:01	0:00	1:25	7:36	13	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Jordan Staal#11 · C	1	3	0	1	16:41	1:18	2:05	13:18	28	0	19	0	1	2	15	10	60.0	0	0	0
Logan Stankoven#22 · C	0	0	0	-1	15:54	2:21	0:00	13:33	20	1	15	0	2	0	6	5	54.5	0	1	2
Andrei Svechnikov#37 · RW	0	2	0	0	16:29	5:45	0:00	10:44	18	1	27	1	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2

Blue Jackets

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Charlie Coyle#3 · C	2	4	0	-1	18:46	3:03	5:04	10:39	23	0	18	0	0	0	4	12	25.0	1	0	0
Adam Fantilli#19 · C	0	2	0	1	18:06	2:59	0:00	15:07	21	1	22	0	5	1	11	9	55.0	0	0	0
Conor Garland#83 · RW	0	1	0	-1	14:16	1:11	0:00	13:05	19	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Danton Heinen#43 · LW	1	0	0	0	12:40	0:00	0:00	12:40	15	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Boone Jenner#38 · C	5	5	1	-2	18:58	0:12	3:03	15:43	24	0	11	0	0	1	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
Kent Johnson#91 · C	0	1	0	0	7:48	1:57	0:00	5:51	12	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Isac Lundestrom#21 · C	1	0	0	0	10:07	0:00	3:00	7:07	13	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
Kirill Marchenko#86 · RW	0	0	1	1	18:20	3:37	0:00	14:43	21	1	26	1	5	2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Mason Marchment#17 · LW	2	3	0	2	17:22	2:52	0:00	14:30	22	0	18	2	0	2	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Sean Monahan#23 · C	0	0	0	-2	20:06	1:21	4:30	14:15	25	0	12	0	4	2	5	11	31.3	2	0	0
Cole Sillinger#4 · C	0	1	0	0	13:30	0:47	0:34	12:09	17	0	8	0	3	1	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Miles Wood#11 · LW	0	1	0	0	7:34	0:47	0:00	6:47	12	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	100.0	1	1	2

Hurricanes

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Jalen Chatfield#5 · D	0	0	2	1	20:42	0:00	2:40	18:02	27	0	2	1	1	1	1
Shayne Gostisbehere#4 · D	2	1	0	-1	17:39	5:42	0:47	11:10	20	1	13	0	2	3	1
K'Andre Miller#19 · D	0	2	1	0	18:41	0:00	1:32	17:09	23	0	6	0	2	4	4
Alexander Nikishin#21 · D	1	0	0	-1	15:56	2:25	0:47	12:44	22	0	10	0	1	1	1
Jaccob Slavin#74 · D	0	0	0	1	20:47	0:00	2:43	18:04	27	0	0	1	4	2	1
Sean Walker#26 · D	0	3	0	0	17:52	0:00	1:29	16:23	22	0	7	0	3	1	2

Blue Jackets

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Dante Fabbro#15 · D	1	1	0	0	17:55	0:47	1:18	15:50	20	5	0	1	0	0	1	2
Erik Gudbranson#44 · D	1	2	0	0	21:21	0:00	6:12	15:09	18	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Denton Mateychuk#5 · D	0	0	0	1	16:10	1:22	1:56	12:52	19	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Provorov#9 · D	1	0	1	1	25:21	0:38	6:22	18:21	24	8	0	1	1	1	0	0
Zach Werenski#8 · D	1	1	1	-1	27:29	3:34	0:25	23:30	23	21	1	3	3	2	0	0
Egor Zamula#6 · D	0	1	0	0	7:10	0:00	0:00	7:10	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Hurricanes

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Brandon Bussi#32 · G	2	25	0	0	23	.920	18	5	0	59:42	0	0

Blue Jackets

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Jet Greaves#73 · G	4	32	0	0	28	.875	25	3	0	58:55	0	0

Injury Report

Hurricanes

Eric Robinson

#50 · LW · Array

Seth Jarvis

#24 · C · Array

Blue Jackets

#90 · G · Array

#21 · C · Array

RW · Array

#78 · D · Array

#7 · D · Array

#10 · LW · Array

Head-to-Head

CAR

Last 5 Games

CBJ

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 17, 2026

▸5

4◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 9, 2025

7◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 23, 2025

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 31, 2024

▸4

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/14/26	@ NYI	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	@ PHI	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	@ UTA	W4-1	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	@ CHI	W7-2	NHL Regular Season
4/7/26	vs BOS	W6-5	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/14/26	vs WSH	L1-2	NHL Regular Season
4/12/26	vs BOS	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	@ MTL	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	@ BUF	L0-5	NHL Regular Season
4/7/26	@ DET	W4-3	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Hurricanes	82	53	22	7	—	113	+56	W1
Penguins	82	41	25	16	—	98	+25	L3
Flyers	82	43	27	12	—	98	+7	W3
Capitals	82	43	30	9	—	95	+19	W4
Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	—	92	0	L2
Islanders	82	43	34	5	—	91	-8	L3
Devils	82	42	37	3	—	87	-24	L1
Rangers	82	34	39	9	—	77	-12	W1

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2026

Puck Drop Tue, Mar 31, 7:30 PM

Venue Nationwide Arena

Location Columbus, OH

Broadcast ESPN+, Hulu

Attendance 18,293

Officials Furman South · Referee, Kyle Flemington · Linesman, Corey Syvret · Referee, Jeremy Faucher · Linesman

About the Game

Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets have completed their game on March 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. The final score is Carolina Hurricanes 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2.

The game was broadcast on ESPN+, Hulu. This page tracks the score by period, team statistics, game leaders, penalties and play-by-play.

Follow Hurricanes vs Blue Jackets from puck drop through the final result. NHL scores and schedule page contains other live scores, recent results and upcoming games.

Hurricanes

1st in Metropolitan Division

Blue Jackets

5th in Metropolitan Division

Goaltenders

#32

Brandon Bussi G 28 6' 5" 220 lbs

#52

Pyotr Kochetkov G 27 6' 3" 193 lbs

#35

Amir Miftakhov G 26 6' 0" 172 lbs

Defensemen

Jalen Chatfield D 30 6' 1" 199 lbs

Shayne Gostisbehere D 33 5' 11" 183 lbs

Kyle Masters D 23 6' 0" 177 lbs

#19

K'Andre Miller D 26 6' 5" 210 lbs

#21

Alexander Nikishin D 24 6' 4" 216 lbs

Mike Reilly D 33 6' 2" 191 lbs

#74

Jaccob Slavin D 32 6' 3" 207 lbs

#26

Sean Walker D 31 5' 11" 191 lbs

Left Wings

#28

William Carrier LW 31 6' 2" 220 lbs

#44

Nicolas Deslauriers LW 35 6' 1" 218 lbs

#27

Nikolaj Ehlers LW 30 6' 0" 172 lbs

#71

Taylor Hall LW 34 6' 1" 210 lbs

#77

Mark Jankowski LW 31 6' 4" 212 lbs

#48

Jordan Martinook LW 34 6' 1" 208 lbs

#50

Eric Robinson LW 31 6' 2" 211 lbs

Centers

#20

Sebastian Aho C 29 6' 0" 180 lbs

Charlie Cerrato C 21 6' 1" 195 lbs

#24

Seth Jarvis C 24 5' 10" 184 lbs

#82

Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 26 6' 3" 203 lbs

#11

Jordan Staal C 37 6' 4" 220 lbs

#22

Logan Stankoven C 23 5' 8" 165 lbs

Right Wings

#53

Jackson Blake RW 23 5' 11" 178 lbs

#37

Andrei Svechnikov RW 26 6' 3" 199 lbs

#36

Felix Unger Sorum RW 20 5' 11" 170 lbs

Goaltenders

Pheonix Copley G 34 6' 4" 205 lbs

#73

Jet Greaves G 25 6' 0" 179 lbs

#90

Elvis Merzlikins G 32 6' 3" 190 lbs

Defensemen

Jake Christiansen D 26 6' 0" 197 lbs

#15

Dante Fabbro D 28 6' 0" 189 lbs

#44

Erik Gudbranson D 34 6' 5" 222 lbs

Denton Mateychuk D 22 5' 11" 185 lbs

Ivan Provorov D 29 6' 1" 213 lbs

#78

Damon Severson D 32 6' 2" 204 lbs

Brendan Smith D 37 6' 2" 200 lbs

Zach Werenski D 29 6' 2" 211 lbs

Egor Zamula D 26 6' 3" 200 lbs

Left Wings

#43

Danton Heinen LW 31 6' 2" 195 lbs

Ryan Lomberg LW 31 5' 9" 184 lbs

#10

Dmitri Voronkov LW 25 6' 5" 227 lbs

#11

Miles Wood LW 30 6' 2" 195 lbs

Centers

Charlie Coyle C 34 6' 3" 215 lbs

#19

Adam Fantilli C 21 6' 2" 199 lbs

#91

Kent Johnson C 23 6' 0" 180 lbs

#21

Isac Lundestrom C 26 6' 0" 191 lbs

#23

Sean Monahan C 31 6' 2" 197 lbs

Cole Sillinger C 23 6' 1" 202 lbs

Owen Sillinger C 28 5' 10" 178 lbs

Right Wings

Riley Bezeau RW 24 6' 0" 185 lbs

#83

Conor Garland RW 30 5' 10" 165 lbs

#86

Kirill Marchenko RW 26 6' 3" 197 lbs

Valeri Nichushkin RW 31 6' 4" 210 lbs

#24

Mathieu Olivier RW 29 6' 1" 226 lbs

Hurricanes

1st in Metropolitan Division

Blue Jackets

5th in Metropolitan Division

Season Overview

Games Played

Wins

Losses

OT Losses

113

Points