The point streak is up to 10 games.
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Columbus struck twice with power-play goals by Mason Marchment and Charlie Coyle in the first period as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena.
Coyle had four points in total with a goal and three assists. Danton Heinen, Denton Mateychuk, and Mathieu Olivier scored. Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger each had two assists. Jet Greaves made 27 saves.
Andrei Svechnikov scored for Carolina, and Brandon Bussi made 24 saves.
The first power play, a double minor, came by way of an errant high stick by Seth Jarvis that caught Zach Werenski. The shots on goal were 5-0 in favor of the Hurricanes, when Marchment's first shot for the Jackets went behind Bussi for the 1-0 Jackets' lead.
Coyle added to Columbus' lead at 19:05.
The Hurricanes finally solved Greaves as Svechnikov made it 2-1 at 14:05 of the second period.
The Jackets poured it on with goals from Heinen and Mateychuk, adding two more third-period goals to make it 4-1. Olivier added more insurance in the third to make it 5-1. Jarvis also got a double minor in the third period after he caught Conor Garland in the face with his stick.
"We came out great," head coach Rick Bowness said. "(The Hurricanes) are a fast team. But then we got our game going, and you saw how effective we are with our forecheck.
"You bend, you don't break. That's what we did tonight."
Here's how the Blue Jackets got their point streak to double digits as they picked up their second straight win:
1st Period:
(5:25 — CBJ Goal): Marchment (16) scored his 12th as a Jacket, doing it while falling as he received the pass from Charlie Coyle (36) and got the shot off. Adam Fantilli picked up his 29th assist to extend a four-game point streak (one goal, four assists).
MUSH BURIES ONE FIRST
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) March 17, 2026
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(19:05 — CBJ Goal): Coyle (17) might be adding to his Selke candidacy. On this scoring play to put the Blue Jackets in front 2-0 in the waning moments of the first period, check out how he took the pass from Fantilli, swung it around Bussi, and past him for the tally. The second assist of the game for Fantilli is his 30th on the year. Werenski added to his team lead with his 49th assist.
Weymouth Mass loves St. Patty's Day
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) March 17, 2026
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2nd Period:
There was a trading of fists as pals Mathieu Olivier and Nicholas Deslauriers dropped the gloves at 9:38.
HEAVYWEIGHT TILT
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 18, 2026
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(14:05 — CAR Goal): The Hurricanes cut into the lead by going right through the neutral zone. Nikolaj Ehlers (33) picked up the primary assist to Svechnikov (25) as he skated in from the boards to beat Greaves. Alexander Nikishin (17) got the secondary assist.
Let the goal do the talking pic.twitter.com/ZOB1vaWZnl
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) March 18, 2026
(17:29 — CBJ Goal): It didn't take long for the Blue Jackets to respond. Bussi was upended behind his own net, and Heinen was there to clean up for his 100th career goal to prop Columbus back up with a two-goal lead. Coyle picked up his third point with his 37th assist. Cole Sillinger got on the board with his 21st helper.
Pickpocketed the goalie and put it in the back of the net!
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) March 18, 2026
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The goal for Heinen is his first point (a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks) since Feb. 4.
(18:03 — CBJ Goal): If three is good, four is better. Mateychuk's 11th goal gave the Jackets a three-goal lead. Sean Monahan picked up his 22nd assist.
Denton from Sean Monahan. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/EOX7ZEnL5L
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) March 18, 2026
3rd Period:
(7:38 — CBJ Goal): Olivier got to within two-thirds of the Gordie Howe hat trick following the second-period fight and his third-period goal to make it 5-1. Coyle (38) had himself a night with his fourth point, his third assist. His 38 assists match his career high set in 2016-17 with the Minnesota Wild. Sillinger added his second assist (22).
OLIVIER'S HANDS CAN'T BE STOPPED
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) March 18, 2026
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| CAR | GAME STATS | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 62 | SHOT ATTEMPTS | 61 |
| 25 | SCORING CHANCES | 30 |
| 11 | HIGH-DANGER CHANCES | 13 |
| 34.9% | FACEOFF PERCENTAGE | 65.1% |
| 0/1 | POWER PLAY | 2/5 |
| 3/5 | PENALTY KILL | 1/1 |
| 29 | HITS | 11 |
| 18 | GIVEAWAYS | 17 |
| 3 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
| 17 | BLOCKED SHOTS | 22 |
Stat Chat:
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The 4-1 victory makes it eight straight and 12 out of 14 by the home team in the season series between the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes.
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Columbus is 7-0-3 in their last 10 home games.
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Coyle is the second player in Blue Jackets franchise history to have three games in a season with four-plus points (Artemi Panarin, 2017-18).
- With two more power-play goals, Columbus is 7-for-24 on the power play (26.9%) in March.
Up Next:
The Blue Jackets continue their three-game homestand from Nationwide Arena when they host the New York Rangers on Thursday. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
