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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the home stretch of the 2025-2026 NHL regular season!
As we approach the calendar flip to April, the intensity in the rinks is palpable, and tonight’s matchup at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh is a fascinating study in contrasting trajectories. We have the Columbus Blue Jackets rolling into town to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes in a pivotal late-season clash.
For the Carolina Hurricanes, this is the time of year where they look to solidify their positioning and sharpen their identity for the postseason grind. They’ve been a model of consistency all season, relying on their trademark high-pressure forecheck and a defensive structure that suffocates opponents. They’ll be looking to protect their home ice and keep their momentum surging as the playoff bracket begins to take shape.
On the other side of the ice, the Columbus Blue Jackets arrive with everything to play for. Whether they are fighting for a wild-card spot or looking to play the role of the ultimate spoiler, the Jackets have shown flashes of grit throughout this campaign. They know that walking into Raleigh is one of the toughest assignments in the league, and they’ll need a disciplined, high-energy performance to disrupt the Hurricanes' rhythm.
While the betting markets remain quiet on this one, the narrative on the ice is loud and clear. It’s a classic battle of systems: the structured, relentless attack of Carolina versus the desperate, opportunistic play of Columbus.
Grab your popcorn, folks. With the season winding down, every shift carries the weight of a playoff game. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET—you won’t want to miss a second of this action!
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The Carolina Hurricanes enter this matchup as the clear favorites, holding a dominant 46-20 record and sitting atop their division. In contrast, the Columbus Blue Jackets are struggling to maintain consistency with a 38-24 record, currently positioned 8th in their division. Historical data favors Carolina, particularly on home ice, where they have consistently outperformed Columbus, including a decisive 4-1 victory in their most recent meeting in Raleigh this past December. While Columbus has shown they can occasionally push the Hurricanes, Carolina's superior depth and top-tier standing suggest they will control the pace of play. Expect the Hurricanes to leverage their home-ice advantage to dictate the scoring, as the Blue Jackets have historically struggled to contain Carolina's offensive pressure in this building.
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Current Season Games
CBJ
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 3 |
| L@ MTL | 1 - 2 |
| L@ PHI | - |
| L@ NYI | - |
| Lvs SEA | - |
| Lvs NYR | - |
| Lvs CAR | - |
| W@ PHI | 2 - 1 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs LA | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs UTA | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs FLA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs NYI | 3 - 4 |
| L@ BOS | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 4 - 0 |
| W@ NJ | 3 - 0 |
| W@ STL | 5 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 8 - 5 |
| Wvs DAL | 1 - 0 |
| Lvs OTT | 1 - 4 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 3 |
| W@ UTA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ COL | 0 - 4 |
| L@ VEG | 3 - 5 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs PIT | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs BUF | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs NJ | 2 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 2 |
| W@ LA | 3 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MIN | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs ANA | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs VEG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs OTT | 3 - 6 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 4 |
| L@ WAS | 0 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 6 - 7 |
| Wvs DET | 6 - 5 |
| W@ NJ | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 5 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 4 |
| W@ TOR | 3 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NYR | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs EDM | 5 - 4 |
| W@ SEA | 2 - 1 |
| L@ EDM | 4 - 5 |
| L@ VAN | 3 - 4 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 5 |
| L@ NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 6 - 3 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 3 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 5 |
| W@ DAL | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs TB | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs NJ | 2 - 3 |
| W@ MIN | 7 - 4 |
| L@ NAS | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 1 |
| L@ BUF | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs BUF | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 1 |
CAR
| Wvs NJ | 5 - 2 |
| L@ MTL | - |
| L@ PIT | - |
| L@ TOR | - |
| Lvs PIT | - |
| L@ CBJ | - |
| W@ TB | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs STL | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs PIT | 5 - 4 |
| L@ CGY | 4 - 5 |
| W@ EDM | 6 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 6 - 4 |
| L@ SEA | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs TB | 5 - 4 |
| W@ NYR | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs OTT | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs UTA | 5 - 4 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs CHI | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs BUF | 2 - 1 |
| W@ NJ | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs FLA | 9 - 1 |
| L@ STL | 0 - 3 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs ANA | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs DAL | 6 - 3 |
| W@ NJ | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs COL | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs MTL | 5 - 7 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs NYR | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ TB | 4 - 6 |
| L@ FLA | 3 - 4 |
| W@ NAS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 3 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs CBJ | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs SJ | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs NAS | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs CGY | 1 - 0 |
| Wvs WPG | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 4 |
| L@ BUF | 1 - 4 |
| W@ WPG | 4 - 3 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 4 |
| W@ BOS | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs EDM | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs VAN | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 4 |
| W@ TOR | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs MIN | 4 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 3 - 0 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs NYI | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs VEG | 3 - 6 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ COL | 5 - 4 |
| L@ VEG | 1 - 4 |
| W@ LA | 4 - 3 |
| W@ ANA | 4 - 1 |
| W@ SJ | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs NJ | 6 - 3 |
| L@ NAS | 2 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs NAS | 4 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 5 - 6 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 2 |
Previous Season Games
CBJ
| Wvs NYI | 6 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 3 - 0 |
| W@ WAS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs WAS | 7 - 0 |
| Wvs BUF | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 2 |
| L@ OTT | 0 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 0 - 5 |
| Lvs COL | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs NAS | 8 - 4 |
| L@ OTT | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 7 - 6 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs FLA | 0 - 1 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs VEG | 0 - 4 |
| L@ NJ | 3 - 5 |
| W@ NYR | 7 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 0 - 3 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 3 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs DAL | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 3 - 5 |
| W@ UTA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ VEG | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 4 - 7 |
| W@ TOR | 5 - 1 |
| L@ NYI | 1 - 3 |
| L@ NYR | 0 - 1 |
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| W@ STL | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs SEA | 6 - 2 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs DET | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs BOS | 6 - 2 |
| Wvs MTL | 5 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 3 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs ANA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs PHI | 3 - 5 |
| W@ WPG | 4 - 1 |
| L@ VAN | 2 - 5 |
| L@ EDM | 3 - 6 |
| L@ CGY | 0 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs MTL | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs CAR | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs TB | 7 - 6 |
| W@ BOS | 5 - 1 |
| L@ MTL | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs PIT | 6 - 2 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 4 |
| L@ LA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ SJ | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 7 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs NYI | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs EDM | 6 - 1 |
| L@ NAS | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs TOR | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs MIN | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| W@ COL | 6 - 4 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 7 |
| Lvs PIT | 1 - 3 |
| W@ STL | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 3 |
| W@ WAS | 8 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 0 |
| L@ BUF | 1 - 6 |
CAR
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 5 |
| W@ FLA | 3 - 0 |
| L@ FLA | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs FLA | 0 - 5 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 5 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs WAS | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 0 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 3 |
| W@ WAS | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs NJ | 5 - 4 |
| W@ NJ | 5 - 2 |
| L@ NJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs NJ | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 1 |
| L@ OTT | 5 - 7 |
| L@ MTL | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs NYR | 7 - 3 |
| L@ WAS | 4 - 5 |
| L@ BUF | 0 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 5 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs WAS | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs NYI | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs NAS | 1 - 3 |
| W@ ANA | 5 - 2 |
| L@ LA | 2 - 7 |
| W@ SJ | 3 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 5 - 0 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs TB | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs BOS | 3 - 2 |
| W@ DET | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs CGY | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs EDM | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 5 - 2 |
| L@ MTL | 0 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs UTA | 7 - 3 |
| L@ MIN | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs LA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 4 - 0 |
| L@ NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 7 - 4 |
| W@ DAL | 2 - 1 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs VEG | 3 - 2 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs ANA | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs TOR | 6 - 3 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs MIN | 0 - 4 |
| W@ FLA | 3 - 1 |
| L@ CBJ | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs NJ | 5 - 2 |
| L@ NJ | 2 - 4 |
| L@ NAS | 2 - 5 |
| W@ NYR | 3 - 1 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs CBJ | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs OTT | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs SJ | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NYI | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs COL | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 4 |
| L@ FLA | 0 - 6 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs NYR | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs DAL | 6 - 4 |
| L@ CBJ | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NJ | 2 - 4 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 4 - 0 |
| L@ UTA | 1 - 4 |
| W@ VEG | 5 - 2 |
| L@ COL | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs PIT | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs BOS | 8 - 2 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 4 - 1 |
| W@ CGY | 4 - 2 |
| W@ EDM | 3 - 2 |
| L@ STL | 3 - 4 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 4 |
| W@ NAS | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs NAS | 4 - 6 |
| L@ FLA | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs FLA | 8 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 2 - 1 |