Tue, Mar 31, 2026·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Carolina Hurricanes 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 77% of the time.
18%
70%
CBJ winsCAR wins
Carolina Hurricanes
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 20:47 | 0.15 | 48.2% | +31.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:42 | 0.18 | 51.7% | +31.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:29 | 0.25 | 60.1% | +12.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:00 | 1.02 | 60.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:41 | 0.08 | 66.1% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18:23 | 0.07 | 47.9% | +58.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:52 | 0.14 | 62.7% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 17:39 | 0.27 | 46.0% | +14.8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:41 | 0.33 | 33.9% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:29 | 0.22 | 62.7% | +27.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 16:25 | 0.23 | 61.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 15:56 | 0.05 | 27.1% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 15:54 | 0.21 | 61.0% | +14.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:48 | 0.26 | 49.8% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:27 | 0.47 | 40.0% | +0.3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:27 | 0.35 | 66.1% | +14.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:38 | 0.28 | 55.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:01 | 0.02 | 60.7% | 0.0 |
| W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 2.77 | +0.8 | 59:42 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 27:29 | 0.18 | 68.7% | +16.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 25:21 | 0.05 | 39.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:21 | 0.01 | 23.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | 20:06 | 0.72 | 70.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 18:58 | 0.04 | 65.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 18:46 | 0.00 | 22.2% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 18:20 | 0.72 | 60.0% | +37.7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 18:06 | 0.45 | 57.2% | +21.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:55 | 0.03 | 55.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:22 | 0.17 | 57.2% | +37.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:10 | 0.00 | 56.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:16 | 0.00 | 67.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:30 | 0.08 | 30.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 0.13 | 21.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:34 | 0.19 | 14.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:10 | 0.00 | 6.1% | 0.0 |
| L | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 3.64 | −0.4 | 58:55 |