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Hurricanes Fall 4-3 Against Columbus - Game Recap

Columbus needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Carolina on Tuesday in NHL action at Nationwide Arena.

Columbus was an underdog by +216 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Kirill Marchenko(2), and Dmitri Voronkov each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Marchenko opened the scoring for Columbus.

Elvis Merzlikins stopped 32 of 35 Carolina shots in the victory.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jack Roslovic, and Ty Smith scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.

Carolina got a 25-stop effort from Pyotr Kochetkov in the loss.

On the power play, Columbus went 1-for-3, while the Hurricanes were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 35-28.

Columbus heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.