Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets — March 31, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on March 31, 2026. The Carolina Hurricanes controlled play with 58.2% Corsi and generated 2.99 expected goals compared to 2.61 from the Columbus Blue Jackets at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Carolina Hurricanes created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 8 from the Columbus Blue Jackets at 5-on-5. Sean Monahan was the most dangerous skater with 0.74 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Carolina Hurricanes outshot the Columbus Blue Jackets 31-25 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Carolina Hurricanes vs Columbus Blue Jackets progressed on Mar 31, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

CAR5 - 2CBJ

Mar 31, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
CBJ	P1	12	23	34.3	8	18	30.8	8	11	42.1	8	15	34.8	4	5	44.4	0.68	1.06	38.9	0	2	0.0
	P2	20	25	44.4	16	20	44.4	6	11	35.3	13	14	48.1	5	5	50.0	1.55	1.39	52.7	1	0	100.0
	P3	20	27	42.6	16	21	43.2	11	11	50.0	14	17	45.2	4	3	57.1	1.06	1.52	41.2	1	3	25.0
	Total	52	75	40.9	40	59	40.4	25	33	43.1	35	46	43.2	13	13	50.0	3.28	3.97	45.3	2	5	28.6
CAR	P1	23	12	65.7	18	8	69.2	11	8	57.9	15	8	65.2	5	4	55.6	1.06	0.68	61.1	2	0	100.0
	P2	25	20	55.6	20	16	55.6	11	6	64.7	14	13	51.9	5	5	50.0	1.39	1.55	47.3	0	1	0.0
	P3	27	20	57.4	21	16	56.8	11	11	50.0	17	14	54.8	3	4	42.9	1.52	1.06	58.8	3	1	75.0
	Total	75	52	59.1	59	40	59.6	33	25	56.9	46	35	56.8	13	13	50.0	3.97	3.28	54.7	5	2	71.4

Win Probability

CBJ Favored

CAR Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

CBJ

CAR

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

CAR Attempts

CBJ Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

CAR ShootCBJ Shoot

Goal

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (CBJ) performed against every skater on the away team (CAR) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = CBJ players, Columns = CAR players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the CBJ player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

CBJ ↓ / CAR →	Staal	Aho	Jarvis	Stankoven	Ehlers	Martinook	Hall	Carrier	Jankowski	Robinson	Blake	Svechnikov	Slavin	Chatfield	Gostisbehere	Nikishin	Miller	Walker
Fantilli	57	67	67	25	48	55	25	67	63	71	33	0	62	64	75	75	42	45
Monahan	0	42	42	50	0	0	58	40	44	44	50	36	50	50	44	67	29	29
Jenner	0	50	50	35	0	0	38	40	36	44	35	57	42	42	50	39	33	33
Coyle	50	18	18	14	0	80	20	0	0	—	14	6	60	46	0	0	29	29
Sillinger	0	20	20	33	—	0	50	0	0	—	33	9	43	30	17	20	17	17
Lundeström	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marchment	56	67	67	20	45	54	20	67	63	71	25	0	60	63	75	75	38	42
Heinen	100	17	17	29	50	100	50	0	—	—	29	10	67	44	0	0	11	11
Wood	0	0	0	13	0	0	14	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	33	25	0	0
Marchenko	57	67	67	25	48	55	25	67	63	71	33	0	62	64	75	75	42	45
Garland	0	80	80	50	0	0	56	40	44	44	50	80	44	44	64	64	33	33
Werenski	52	57	57	33	39	50	44	71	67	80	43	50	58	59	58	58	33	38
Provorov	33	14	14	31	30	44	38	30	20	29	31	11	47	41	25	36	20	20
Gudbranson	33	0	0	14	33	67	15	25	25	33	15	0	20	17	9	17	22	22
Fabbro	33	45	45	25	25	30	33	40	36	44	29	40	40	43	70	50	13	14
Mateychuk	45	0	0	22	36	45	22	50	43	60	22	0	40	38	20	13	31	31
Zamula	0	0	0	25	0	0	100	25	40	40	25	0	25	17	17	25	33	33