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Blue Jackets Fall 6-2 Against Carolina - Game Recap
Carolina earned a 6-2 victory over Columbus behind a 2-goal performance from Brett Pesce on Thursday at Nationwide Arena.
The Hurricanes were a -325 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Carolina got goals from Brett Pesce(2), Brent Burns, Jalen Chatfield, Seth Jarvis, and Jaccob Slavin in the victory. Pesce opened the scoring at 2:34 of the first period.
Frederik Andersen turned in a 21-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Columbus got goals from Johnny Gaudreau, and Sean Kuraly in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 35-stop effort from Joonas Korpisalo in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 0-for-4, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Columbus 41-23 in the game.
Next game, Carolina takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Detroit.