Carolina Hurricanes slipped past Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2, improve to 11-4

The Carolina Hurricanes slipped past the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at home Thursday at Lenovo Center.

The margin of victory was 1 goal, and the two teams combined for 5 goals. The win moves the Hurricanes to 11-4 on the season.

The Jackets fall to 5-6. They are 2-3 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Hurricanes sit 1st in the Metropolitan Division, while the Jackets are 7th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same division, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Hurricanes are scoring 3.7 goals per game and allowing 2.4, while the Jackets are scoring 2.5 and allowing 3.3. That gives the Hurricanes the better point differential, +20 to -8.

Up next, the Hurricanes host the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, November 1. The Jackets visit the Dallas Stars on Sunday, November 1.

The 5 combined goals were below the 6 goals these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Carolina Hurricanes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
• Margin: 1 goals · Combined: 5 goals
• Hurricanes: 11-4 overall · 4-2 at home · 7-2 on the road · last 5: W-L-W-W-W
• Jackets: 5-6 overall · 4-3 at home · 1-3 on the road · last 5: L-L-W-W-L
• Venue: Lenovo Center

Because the NHL awards a point for overtime and shootout losses, the standings are ordered by points rather than wins. The top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference qualify for the 16-team playoff bracket.

After this result, the top of the Metropolitan Division reads: Carolina Hurricanes (11-2-2), Washington Capitals (8-4), New Jersey Devils (8-5), New York Islanders (7-4-2), New York Rangers (7-6-1).

Follow both clubs on the Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets team pages, check the latest NHL standings and scores, or compare them head-to-head on the Hurricanes vs Jackets page. Scores and records in this report come from official league data and update automatically.

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