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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes — Thursday, January 23, 2025 Game Analysis

Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center. Final.

Game Analysis

Lenovo Center

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CAR

  • PPSeth Jarvis (17)2nd 2:48 · Snap ShotAssists: Sebastian Aho (33), Martin Necas (38)
  • Eric Robinson (11)2nd 7:11 · BackhandAssists: Seth Jarvis (19), Frederik Andersen (1)
  • Jackson Blake (11)2nd 7:58 · Snap ShotAssists: Sebastian Aho (34)
  • Sebastian Aho (15)2nd 8:33 · Snap ShotAssists: Jackson Blake (5)
  • Jordan Martinook (9)2nd 11:34 · Snap ShotAssists: Seth Jarvis (20), Jordan Staal (16)
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi (10)3rd 11:13 · Snap ShotAssists: Martin Necas (39)
  • ENSeth Jarvis (18)3rd 18:08 · BackhandAssists: Andrei Svechnikov (19), Jordan Staal (17)

CBJ

  • Kent Johnson (14)1st 7:08 · Snap ShotAssists: Luca Del Bel Belluz (4), James van Riemsdyk (10)
  • Kirill Marchenko (19)1st 9:48 · Snap ShotAssists: Adam Fantilli (13), Jack Johnson (3)
  • James van Riemsdyk (10)2nd 13:21 · Tip-InAssists: Kent Johnson (16), Jack Johnson (4)
  • Dmitri Voronkov (18)2nd 14:43 · Tip-InAssists: Zach Werenski (38), Adam Fantilli (14)

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Game Summary — Thursday, January 23, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Carolina Hurricanes won 7–4 at Lenovo Center.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Game Analysis — Thursday, January 23, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Carolina Hurricanes paired the victory with a 43–22 advantage in shots on goal, accounting for 66.2% of the two teams’ combined shots. It recorded 2.0 times as many shots on target, a substantial volume advantage alongside the win. Shot totals alone do not show the quality of those chances or how the balance changed while either team was protecting a lead.

Columbus Blue Jackets converted 0 of 2 power plays (0.0%); Carolina Hurricanes converted 1 of 3 power plays (33.3%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 3-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.

Carolina Hurricanes won 58.1% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Game Statistics — Thursday, January 23, 2025

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticColumbus Blue JacketsCarolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal2243
Power-play goals01
Power-play opportunities23
Power-play conversion (%)0.033.3
Faceoffs won (%)41.958.1
Hits2216
Blocked shots216
Takeaways64
Giveaways1914
Penalty minutes64

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Carolina Hurricanes won 7–4 at Lenovo Center.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Daniil Tarasov stopped 36 of 42 for Columbus Blue Jackets.
  • Frederik Andersen stopped 18 of 22 for Carolina Hurricanes.

Jackson Blake Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (34) That made the score 2–3 in the 2nd, and Carolina Hurricanes stayed ahead.

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