Columbus Blue Jackets (10pts) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (22 pts) Game Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night at 7:00 PM. Carolina enters the matchup leading the Metropolitan Division with a 10-2-2 record and 22 points, riding a two-game winning streak. Columbus sits seventh in the division at 5-5-0, also having won their last two games.

Carolina is led offensively by Sebastian Aho, who has 19 points, while goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov enters with an unblemished 8-0-0 record. Columbus remains without injured defenseman Ivan Provorov and forward Isac Lundestrom, while Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski, and Sean Monahan lead the team's historical scoring efforts against Carolina.