CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
52-22-6 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
Final
1—5
2026-03-17 · Nationwide Arena
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
40-29-12 · L1 · L10: 2-7-1
W
OT
W
OT
OT
W
W
W
OT
L
CBJ dominated expected goals 2.4 to 2.2
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECAR xG
2.23
ACTUAL
1 — 5
CBJ xG
2.42
Scoring Timeline
0.09
MED xG
17
Mason Marchment(16)
L · CBJ · #17
Charlie Coyle (36), Adam Fantilli (29)CAR 0 - 1 CBJ
0.19
HIGH xG
10
Charlie Coyle(17)
C · CBJ · #10
Adam Fantilli (30), Zach Werenski (49)CAR 0 - 2 CBJ
0.23
HIGH xG
37
Andrei Svechnikov(25)
R · CAR · #37
Nikolaj Ehlers (33), Alexander Nikishin (17)CAR 1 - 2 CBJ
0.11
HIGH xG
43
Danton Heinen(4)
L · CBJ · #43
Charlie Coyle (37), Cole Sillinger (21)CAR 1 - 3 CBJ
0.02
LOW xG
5
Denton Mateychuk(11)
D · CBJ · #5
Sean Monahan (22)CAR 1 - 4 CBJ
0.14
HIGH xG
24
Mathieu Olivier(13)
R · CBJ · #24
Charlie Coyle (38), Cole Sillinger (22)CAR 1 - 5 CBJ
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
73
Jet Greaves
G · CBJ · #73
28/29 saves, .965 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
10
Charlie Coyle
C · CBJ · #10
1G, 3A, 4 SOG
★3
30
Brandon Bussi
G · CAR · #30
25/30 saves, .833 SV%, -2.5 GSAx
Team Stats
CARCBJ
29Shots30
2.23xGF2.42
51.9CF%48.1
34.9FO%65.1
0/1PP2/5
29Hits11
18Blocks23
18Giveaways17
3Takeaways4
17PIM9
Period Breakdown
| Period | CAR SOG | CBJ SOG | CAR xG | CBJ xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 9 | 0.76 | 0.97 |
| 2nd | 12 | 9 | 0.62 | 0.75 |
| 3rd | 10 | 7 | 0.86 | 0.70 |
| Total | 28 | 25 | 2.24 | 2.42 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL1P 04:23
Seth Jarvishigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Zach Werenski1P 17:45
Jackson Blaketripping (2 min)
Drawn by Dante Fabbro2P 09:38
Mathieu Olivierfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Nicolas Deslauriers2P 09:38
Nicolas Deslauriersfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Mathieu Olivier2P 13:48
Sebastian Ahocross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Dante Fabbro2P 13:48
Dante Fabbroroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Sebastian Aho3P 02:02
Seth Jarvishigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Conor Garland3P 12:50
Zach Werenskislashing (2 min)
Drawn by Jackson Blake