Blue Jackets 2, Hurricanes 3 — October 29, 2026: recap and analysis

CBJCBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
5-5-0 · W2 · L10: 5-5-0
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
Final
2—3
Oct 29, 2026 · Lenovo Center
CARCAR
Carolina Hurricanes
10-2-2 · W2 · L10: 8-1-1
W
W
SO
W
L
W
W
W
W
W

Final score: Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3. Hurricanes dominated expected goals 2.95 to 2.55. PuckLab's first star: Pyotr Kochetkov (24/26 saves, .923 SV%, +1.0 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Hurricanes, 85% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
CBJ xG
2.55
ACTUAL
2 — 3
CAR xG
2.95

Scoring Timeline

0.09
MED xG
CAR1P 15:51Even Strength
CBJ 0 - 1 CAR
0.12
HIGH xG
CAR2P 07:47Even Strength
CBJ 0 - 2 CAR
0.19
HIGH xG
CAR3P 00:16Even Strength
CBJ 0 - 3 CAR
0.08
MED xG
CBJ3P 06:56Even Strength
CBJ 1 - 3 CAR
0.08
MED xG
CBJ3P 09:50Power Play
CBJ 2 - 3 CAR

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Pyotr Kochetkov
52
Pyotr Kochetkov
G · CAR · #52
24/26 saves, .923 SV%, +1.0 GSAX
★2
Jet Greaves
73
Jet Greaves
G · CBJ · #73
24/27 saves, .889 SV%, 0.0 GSAX
★3
Seth Jarvis
24
Seth Jarvis
R · CAR · #24
2A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

CBJCAR
26Shots27
2.55xGF2.95
47.75v5 CF%52.3
51.5FO%48.5
1/3PP0/2
27Hits16
16Blocks14
21Giveaways21
6Takeaways3
4PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodCBJ SOGCAR SOGCBJ xGCAR xG
1st8160.461.64
2nd751.080.29
3rd1161.021.01
Total26272.552.95

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 03:20
CBJ
Jake ChristiansenTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jackson Blake
3P 01:39
CAR
Andrei SvechnikovRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Sillinger
3P 05:05
CAR
Sebastian AhoTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kent Johnson
3P 06:24
CBJ
Charlie CoyleTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Seth Jarvis
3P 09:43
CAR
Sean WalkerTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Charlie Coyle

Lineups