COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Tarasov (knee); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 9); Week-to-Week (21 Games)
Roslovic (fractured ankle); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Nov. 13); 4-6 weeks (6 games)
Severson (oblique); Injured on Nov. 19; 6 weeks (2 games)
Texier (illness); Day-to-Day (2 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 50
AGAINST THE HURRICANES
2023-24 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at CAR)
2022-23 Series: 1-2-0 (0-1-0 at CAR)
All-Time Series: 26-25-0-5 (13-12-0-3 at CAR)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 2-6-2 | 5-4-1
All-Time GF/GA: 145-157
All-Time SF/SA: 1,529/1,704
All-Time PP: 26-of-177 All-Time PK: 162-of-190
THE LAST GAME VS. CAR: JAN. 12, 2023 – CBJ 2 vs. CAR 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: Kuraly (8), Gaudreau (12)
CAR Goal Scorers: Pesce (3), Burns (6), SH – Chatfield (3), Pesce (4), Slavin (3), Jarvis (7)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (35/41; 60:00); CAR – Andersen (21/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 4/4 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / CAR: 41
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 2-1 after the 1st period and 3-1 after the 2nd… CBJ scored at 15:27 in the 3rd to make it 5-2… Korpisalo played in his 200th career NHL game… Laine tallied an assist for 2nd-straight game (0-3-3)… Boqvist recorded an assist in 3rd consecutive game played (0-3-3)… Bayreuther registered an assist, giving him points in 2-straight outings (1-1-2).
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. CAR)
CBJ have picked up points in 4 of the last 6 contests at PNC Arena since 3/18/21 (3-2-1)… The home team has gone 3-1-0 in the last 4 meetings of the series; prior to that the road team had picked up points in 8-straight games from 3/18/21-1/13/22 (7-0-1)… Winning team has recorded 4+ goals in 7 consecutive games… CBJ own 4 of 6 shutouts in the series with each team registering a shutout in the 2021-22 season… CBJ have posted all 4 hat tricks (MR: Marchenko, Jan. 7, 2023) and lone penalty shot attempt (Atkinson goal; Feb. 8, 2021) in the series… Most goals scored at CAR: 6 (1/13/22)… Most goals allowed at CAR: 7 (2/15/21).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. CAR)
Kuraly skated in his 300th career NHL game on 1/1/22 vs. CAR… Laine recorded a goal and an assist in his NHL debut on 10/13/16 vs. CAR… Marchenko notched his 1st career NHL hat trick on 1/7/23 vs. CAR… Severson notched his 200th career point (assist) on 1/22/22 vs. CAR.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. CAR
• Gaudreau – 6-6-12 in 17 career GP, including points in 4 of his last 6 outings at Carolina (3-4-7)
• Laine – 10-9-19 in 22 career GP, including points in 7 of his 10 career games at PNC Arena (5-4-9)
• Marchenko – 3-0-3 in 2 career GP, notching his 1st career hat trick in his 1st meeting against the team on Jan. 7, 2023
• Texier – 2-3-5 in 9 career GP with assists in each of his last 2 outings (1-2-3)
• Werenski – 4-4-8 in 23 career GP, including 2-1-3 in his past 5 appearances vs. the club
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND ON THE ROAD
The Blue Jackets have won two-straight games for the second time in 2023-24 (Oct. 20-21), posting a season-high seven goals in a 7-3 win over Chicago on Wednesday and then earning a 2-1 victory at New Jersey on Friday. The club improved to 11-7-1-0 in games played on Black Friday, following Friday’s win. The two-game trip is the lone two games over a six-game stretch played away from Nationwide Arena from Nov. 22-Dec. 1. Columbus plays its fourth of 13 back-to-back sets of the season on Sunday at Carolina and Monday against Boston.
JACKETS ON THE KILL
The club denied the NHL’s top power play team, New Jersey, on both power play chances on Friday and has now killed off 34-of-36 (94.4 pct.) opponent power play opportunities in the past 14 games dating back to Oct. 28 vs. the NY Islanders. CBJ had killed off all 22 opponent power play opportunities over nine contests from Oct. 28-Nov.14. The nine games without allowing a power play goal were tied for the second-longest stretch in franchise history (Feb. 21-Mar. 9, 2013) and trailed only the 11 games from Dec. 31, 2018-Jan. 29, 2019. The club ranks second in the NHL in penalty kill percentage this season (LA; 89.4 pct.) at 88.5 pct. (54-of-61) and lead the League in penalty kill percentage since Oct. 20, killing off 46-of-50 opponent power play chances over the last 18 games (92.0 pct.).
BLOCK IT LIKE IT’S HOT
CBJ has been credited with 191 blocked shots over the past 10 games, including the now sixth-highest total in a game this season (tied) with 30 on Nov. 6 at Florida. It was also tied for the second-most (3rd time) blocked shots in a single game in franchise history (since 2005-06), trailing only the 34 blocked shots registered on Mar. 17, 2012 at Vancouver. The club ranks second in the NHL in blocked shots (400) and third in blocked shots-per-60 minutes (18.80). Defenseman Erik Gudbranson tallied an assist on Friday to give him points in two-straight games (1-1-2) and 1-5-6 in his past eight contests. The blueliner leads the team and ranks sixth-T among all NHL skaters in blocked shots in 2023-24 with 53.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, blood clotting, missed seven games (11/7-11/24)
2023-24 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 28
HURRICANES vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Columbus in the first of four meetings between the teams during the 2023-24 season. The Hurricanes will travel to Nationwide Arena on 2/29 and 4/16, and the Blue Jackets will return to PNC Arena on 4/7. — The Hurricanes and Blue Jackets are meeting for the 57th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 30-18-8 overall record, including a 15-8-5 home record. — Carolina won the season series 2-0-1 in 2022-23 (Columbus: 1-2-0). — The Hurricanes earned a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets at PNC Arena on 10/12/22. Martin Necas tallied three points (1g, 2a), and Seth Jarvis, Brady Skjei and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina as Frederik Andersen stopped 31 of 32 shots faced in net. — Carolina suffered a 4-3 shootout loss against Columbus at Nationwide Arena on 1/7/23. Max Pacioretty scored his first two goals with Carolina, while Brady Skjei also recorded two points (1g, 1a). Antti Raanta made 15 saves in regulation, and Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen each scored in the shootout. — The Hurricanes posted a 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on 1/12/23. Brett Pesce (2g), Brent Burns, Jalen Chatfield, Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin lit the lamp for Carolina, as the blue line scored five goals in a game for just the second time in franchise history. Frederik Andersen stopped 21 of 23 shots faced in net as Rod Brind’Amour earned his 200th win as a head coach. — Sebastian Aho has earned 23 points (11g, 12a) in 30 career regular-season games against Columbus. — Michael Bunting has registered seven points (3g, 4a) in six career regular-season games against the Blue Jackets. — Martin Necas has recorded 13 points (4g, 9a) in 17 career regular-season games against Columbus. — Brett Pesce has tallied 14 points (3g, 11a) in 33 career regular-season games against the Blue Jackets, marking his most assists and points against any NHL opponent. — Jack Drury’s father, Ted, played his final NHL game with Columbus in 2000-01. — Jake Bean was selected by Carolina in the first round (13th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft and registered 12 points (1g, 11a) in 44 NHL games with the Hurricanes from 2018-21. Bean also tallied 92 points (23g, 69a) in 129 AHL games with Charlotte from 2018-20 and helped the Checkers capture their first Calder Cup in 2019. He was traded to Columbus on 7/23/21, in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Aleksi Heimosalmi). — Blue Jackets Assistant Coach Jared Boll was born in Charlotte. He is one of just four players born in North Carolina to skate in an NHL game, and he leads that group in career games played (579), assists (38), points (66) and penalty minutes (1,298). — Blue Jackets Assistant Coach Mark Recchi spent part of the 2005-06 season with the Hurricanes, tallying seven points (4g, 3a) in 20 regular-season games and adding 16 points (7g, 9a) in 25 playoff games to help Carolina win the Stanley Cup. Recchi was acquired by Carolina from PIT in exchange for Krystofer Kolanos, Niklas Nordgren and a second-round draft pick in the 2007 NHL Draft (Kevin Marshall) on 3/9/06.
