Nikolaj Ehlers scored the go-ahead goal with 7:18 remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes reached the 100-point mark for the fifth time in franchise history,…<\/p>\n
COLUMBUS, Ohio(AP) \u2014 Nikolaj Ehlers scored the go-ahead goal with 7:18 remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes reached the 100-point mark for the fifth time in franchise history, defeating the reeling Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Ehlers added two assists as the Hurricanes remained tied with Buffalo for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
Carolina\u2019s Andrei Svechnikov had a power-play goal and an assist. Shayne Gostisbehere and Logan Stankoven also scored with the man advantage, and Jordan Martinook added a short-handed, empty-net goal. Brandon Bussi stopped 23 shots.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes have scored at least one power-play goal in seven consecutive games for the first time since they had an eight-game run from Dec. 23, 2023 to Jan. 11, 2024. They have gone 11 of 23 during their current run, including 3 of 5 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Kirill Marchenko and Adam Fantilli scored for Columbus, which has dropped four straight and is 1-4-1 in its last six. Jet Greaves made 26 saves.<\/p>\n
The only saving grace for the Blue Jackets is that they still have the East\u2019s second wild-card spot at 88 points. Ottawa, Detroit and Philadelphia \u2014 which are two points behind Columbus \u2014 all lost Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Columbus fell behind 2-0 but evened it 2:07 into the third on Fantilli’s one-timer at a tough angle in the right faceoff circle.<\/p>\n
Ehlers and Carolina regained the lead at 12:42 when his slap shot from the top of the zone made its way through traffic and past Greaves. Columbus challenged thinking there was goalie interference but the goal was upheld.<\/p>\n
Carolina went on the power play and went back up by two goals on Svechnikov’s one-timer from the right faceoff circle.<\/p>\n
\nUp next <\/p>\n
The teams meet Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the fourth and final time in the regular season.<\/p>\n