The Columbus Blue Jackets [http://thn.com/columbus] are back on the road for one game. This game features the Carolina Hurricanes [http://thn.com/carolina]. Carolina Hurricanes - 47-21-6 - 100 Points - 6-4-0 in the last 10 - Won 1- 1st in the Metro Columbus Blue Jackets - 38-25-12 - 88 Points - 5-4-1 in the last 10 - Lost 1 - 4th in the Metro Team Notes Per CBJ PR * The Blue Jackets closed out a three-game homestand with a 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Thursday's game at Carolina begins a stretch of three-of-four played away from Nationwide Arena through Apr. 11. * The Jackets are 9-3-1 in their last 13 road contests and rank second in the NHL in goals-against per game (2.15) and penalty kill pct. (87.9), fifth in shots against (24.8) and sixth in power play pct. (29.2) since Jan. 11. * CBJ have earned points in 25 of the last 31 contests overall (20-6-5, 45 pts) since Jan. 11. The club leads the NHL in goals-against per game (2.55) and ranks third in the NHL in points pct. (.726) and ninth-T in goals-for per game (3.39) since Jan. 11. * The Jackets also lead the NHL with a franchise-record 55 goals scored by defensemen in 2025-26 (55-133-188, 75 GP). * CBJ have collected points 10 of last 12 games against Metropolitan Division opponents since Jan. 4 (8-2-2). Player Notes Per CBJ PR * Adam Fantilli, who led the club in goals and points (tied) in March with 7-9-16 in 17 games after scoring on Tuesday, has set a single-season career high in assists and points with 21-34-55 in 75 contests. * Jet Greaves has earned points in 15 of his last 18 starts since Jan. 11 (12-3-3, 2.36 GAA, .913 SV% in 19 GP), ranking fifth among NHL goaltenders in GAA and eighth in SV% (min. 6 GP). * Kirill Marchenko notched 1-1-2 on Tuesday for his second-straight multi-point performance (1-3-4). He leads the club in goals and ranks second in points with 26-37-63 in 69 outings in 2025-26. * Mason Marchment has posted multiple points in back-to-back games (1-3-4) after collecting two assists on Tuesday. He ranks second on the team in goals since making his CBJ debut on Dec. 20, 2025 (14-13-27 in 33 GP). * Elvis Merzlikins has recorded points in 10 of his past 13 starts since Jan. 11 (8-3-2, 2.54 GAA in 14 GP). * Zach Werenski, with 21-57-78 in 68 games in 2025-26, sits two assists shy of tying the franchise's record for assists in a single season set by Artemi Panarin (79 GP in 2018-19) and matched by the defenseman in 2024-25 (81 GP). Blue Jackets Stats * Power Play - 19.9% - 18th in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 76.4% - 26th in the NHL * Goals For - 233 - 14th in the NHL * Goals Against - 229 - 20th in the NHL Hurricanes Stats * Power Play - 24.6% - 5th in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 80.5% - 12th in the NHL * Goals For - 258 - 7th in the NHL * Goals Against - 215 - 7th in the NHL Series History vs. The Hurricanes * Columbus is 30-32-0-5 all-time, and 13-17-0-3 on the road vs. Carolina. * Carolina's victory on Tuesday snapped a streak of eight-straight wins for the home team in the series. The home team has now won 12-of-15 meetings dating back to Feb. 25, 2022. * The Hurricanes have won the last seven meetings at Lenovo Center since a 6-0 CBJ victory on Jan. 13, 2022. * The winning team has scored four-plus goals in each of the past eight contests (including SO goals) and 16 of the past 18 since Oct. 23, 2021. * The winning team has won by three-plus goals in seven of the past nine meetings overall with Columbus earning two shootout victories in the other two. * Seven of the last eight played at Carolina have been decided by three or more goals. * The Blue Jackets have registered four shutouts and hat tricks in the all-time series. * The teams have combined to record less than 60 shots on goal in six of the past 10 meetings (60.0 avg.). Who To Watch For The Hurricanes * Seth Jarvis leads the Canes with 30 goals. * Sebastian Aho leads the team with 50 assists and 75 points. * Goalie Brandon Bussi is 28-6-1 with a SV% of .897. * Frederik Andersen is 13-13-5 with a SV% of .871. CBJ Player Notes vs Hurricanes * Boone Jenner has 13 points in 26 career games against Carolina. * Zach Werenski has 17 points against the Hurricanes. * Mason Marchment has 10 points in 11 games vs. Carolina. Injured Reserve & Other Injuries * Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 37 Games IR - Out for the rest of the regular season. * Damon Severson - Missed 3 Games - Upper Body - OUT FOR THE SEASON * Dmitri Voronkov - Missed 2 Games - Upper Body - Week-to-week * Mathieu Olivier - Missed 1 Game - Upper Body - OUT FOR THE SEASON * Isac Lundeström - Left early against Carolina on Tuesday TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 189 How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. 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