RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frederik Andersen became the second-fastest goaltender to reach 300 wins as the Carolina Hurricanes scored five straight goals in the second period to rally past the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 7-4 win at Lenovo Center on Thursday.
Frederik Andersen earned a win in his first home start since opening night, and Seth Jarvis had four points for Carolina in the Hurricanes’ home win over Columbus.
The Jackets visit Lenovo Center for the second and final time this season as the two teams will finish off a four-game season series on Thursday. Head Coach Dean Evason will try to get his team to win three of four games against the Canes on the season.
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes are looking to keep a three-game win streak going when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Carolina is 29-16-3 overall with a 12-4-2 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Hurricanes have gone 27-4-2 when scoring at least three goals.
The Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-18-7) as a part of Thursday’s NHL action, starting at 7:00 PM ET at PNC Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Hurricanes sit in third place and the Blue Jackets are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
Kent Johnson (14), Kirill Marchenko (19), James van Riemsdyk (10), and Dmitri Voronkov (18) scored the goal for Columbus, and Daniil Tarasov allowed 6 goals on 42 shots in the Hurricanes 7-4 win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Here’s a peek at the injury report for the Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3), which currently has three players listed, as the Hurricanes ready for their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-18-7) at PNC Arena on Thursday,
Columbus took a 1-0 lead at 7:08 of the first period. After the Blue Jackets forced a turnover, Luca Del Bel Belluz fed a pass to Johnson, who scored five-hole from the left faceoff circle. Kirill Marchenko made it 2-0 at 9:48 when he took a cross-ice backhand pass from Adam Fantilli and roofed a shot over Andersen’s glove.
The Blue Jackets ran out of gas — physically, emotionally or both — in the second period on Thursday, allowing the Hurricanes to score five consecutive goals on their way to a 7-4 win before 18,700. Carolina teed up 24 shots on goal in the second, the most the Blue Jackets have allowed in a period all season.
Setback' with wrist injury pushes Monahan's likely return for Blue Jackets into March and extends Fantilli's role replacing him on the top line.
There were times that the Carolina Hurricanes seemed a little out of kilter during the past month, but they might be hitting their stride again.