HOCKEY: Hurricanes conclude homestand with 4-1 win over Blue Jackets

Hurricanes Beat Blue Jackets 4-1 to Close Homestand. Eric Robinson scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal, and Jordan Martinook also found the net for Carolina, which finished its season-long seven-game homestand with a 4-3-0 record. Martinook scored an empty-net goal with 1:15 remaining while the Hurricanes were short-handed. Andrei Svechnikov contributed two assists.

Brandon Bussi made 23 saves, improving his record to 9-1-0. Carolina is now starting a four-game stretch against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Dmitri Voronkov scored for Columbus, which has lost three consecutive games, including the last two in regulation. The Blue Jackets had previously gone more than a month without back-to-back games without earning a point. Goalie Jet Greaves stopped 27 shots in his second consecutive start.

Robinson, who spent the first six-plus years of his career with the Blue Jackets, ended a 10-game goal drought when he converted a Taylor Hall pass 7:53 into the third period.

Staal’s goal at 13:38 of the third, assisted by Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere, gave him power-play goals in back-to-back games for the first time in over four years.

The Blue Jackets, playing the first of four meetings against Carolina this season, scored on their second shot of the game. Voronkov, alone in front of the net, converted on a power play with 7:21 remaining in the first period.

Jarvis, who leads the team in goals, scored his 17th midway through the second period, marking six goals during the homestand.

Through two periods, Carolina held a 22-14 advantage in shots. Columbus recorded 10 shots in the third—their most in any period—but failed to score.

The Hurricanes also wrapped up a three-day celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise’s only Stanley Cup championship, with an on-ice ceremony held prior to the game. -Field Level Media/Reuters Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images