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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the ice. As we approach the final stretch of the 2025-2026 NHL regular season, all eyes turn to Nationwide Arena for a pivotal clash on March 31st. We have the Carolina Hurricanes rolling into Columbus to face off against the Blue Jackets in a matchup that carries significant weight as the playoff race reaches a fever pitch.
The Hurricanes arrive in Columbus looking to assert their dominance and solidify their standing in the Metropolitan Division. Carolina has been a model of consistency all season, relying on their trademark high-pressure forecheck and a defensive structure that remains the envy of the league. When the Canes are clicking, they don’t just play the game; they dictate the tempo, forcing opponents into uncomfortable mistakes.
On the other side of the red line, the Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to play the role of the ultimate spoiler. Playing at home in front of the 5th Line, Columbus knows that every point is precious this late in the calendar. They’ve been battle-tested throughout this campaign, and they’ll be looking to leverage their home-ice advantage to disrupt Carolina’s rhythm and secure a statement win.
With the betting lines currently off the board, the narrative is purely about the grit, the strategy, and the sheer will to win. Will Carolina’s tactical precision overwhelm the Jackets, or will Columbus find a way to grind out a victory in front of their home crowd?
It’s late-season hockey at its finest. The intensity is rising, the stakes are high, and the puck drops at 11:30 PM. You won’t want to miss a second of this one.
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The Carolina Hurricanes enter this matchup as the dominant force, sitting comfortably at the top of their division with a strong 46-20 record. In contrast, the Columbus Blue Jackets are struggling to find consistency, currently holding the eighth position in their division with a 38-24 record. Recent head-to-head history shows that while the Hurricanes have generally controlled the series, the Blue Jackets have proven capable of pulling off upsets on home ice, as seen in their 5-4 victory in November 2024. However, Carolina's superior overall standing and ability to dictate the pace of play suggest they will be the favorites. Columbus will need to tighten their defensive structure to contain Carolina's offensive depth, but the talent gap between the first-place Hurricanes and the eighth-place Blue Jackets remains significant.
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Current Season Games
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 |
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 |
Previous Season Games
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 |
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 |