Eric Robinson scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes, who went 4-3-0 on their season-long seven-game homestand. Martinook’s goal came with 1:15 remaining into an empty net while Carolina was skating in a short-handed situation. Andrei Svechnikov had two assists.
Brandon Bussi made 23 saves, improving his record to 9-1-0. Carolina was beginning a four-game stretch against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Dmitri Voronkov scored the goal for Columbus, which has lost three straight games — the last two in regulation. The Blue Jackets had gone more than a month without consecutive games without a point.
Goalie Jet Greaves, playing in back-to-back games, stopped 27 shots.
Robinson, who played the first six-plus years of his career with the Blue Jackets, ended a 10-game stretch without a goal when he finished off a pass from Taylor Hall 7:53 into the third period.
Staal’s marker at the 13:38 mark, assisted by Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere, gave him power-play goals in back-to-back games after a four-plus-year drought since his last one.
The Blue Jackets, playing the first of four meetings with Carolina this season, scored on their second shot on goal. Voronkov, who was alone in front of the net, converted on a power play with 7:21 to play in the first period.
Jarvis recorded his team-leading 17th goal midway through the second period. He has racked up six goals during the seven-game homestand.
The Hurricanes held a 21-14 advantage in shots through two periods. The Blue Jackets posted 10 shots in the third, their most in any period, but came up empty.
The Hurricanes wrapped up a three-day celebration of the 20th anniversary season of the franchise’s only Stanley Cup championship. There was an on-ice ceremony prior to the game.
–Field Level Media
