Blue Jackets at Hurricanes preview: October 29, 2026
The Columbus Blue Jackets (5-5-0) visit the Carolina Hurricanes (10-2-2) at Lenovo Center on October 29, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 5-5-0 | 3-2 (2-2.4) | 1-2-0 (2.7-3.3) | 4-3-0 (2.6-3.3) |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 10-2-2 | 3-2 (3.8-2.6) | 7-1-1 (4.2-2.6) | 3-1-1 (3-2.2) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| CBJ | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 2.6 (27th) | 3.8 (3rd) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.3 (13th) | 2.4 (29th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 25.5 (24th) | 33.6 (1st) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 27.8 (15th) | 21.9 (32nd) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.1 (32nd) | 0.8 (10th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 0.8 (13th) | 0.6 (17th) |
| Hits per game | 22.5 (14th) | 20.1 (22nd) |
| Hits allowed per game | 16 (31st) | 19 (27th) |
| Blocked shots per game | 15.4 (8th) | 11.9 (29th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 13.4 (23rd) | 15.4 (7th) |
Recent form
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Oct 27, 2026: W 4-3 at PHI
- Oct 24, 2026: W 2-1 vs VGK
- Oct 20, 2026: L 2-6 vs TOR
- Oct 18, 2026: L 1-2 at MIN
- Oct 17, 2026: W 1-0 vs NYR
Carolina Hurricanes
Head-to-head
8 earlier meetings stored: Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 3. Full Hurricanes vs Blue Jackets head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | 2025-26 | CAR 5, CBJ 1 (at CAR) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2025-26 | CAR 5, CBJ 2 (at CBJ) |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 2025-26 | CAR 1, CBJ 5 (at CBJ) |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 2025-26 | CAR 4, CBJ 1 (at CAR) |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 2024-25 | CAR 7, CBJ 4 (at CAR) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Johnson | C | 10 | 1 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.4 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Points, goals |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 10 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.1 G/g, 0.7 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Points |
| Zach Werenski | D | 10 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, assists |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 10 | 0.6 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.2 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Cam Talbot | G | 6 | 21 Saves/g, 23.5 SA/g, 2.5 GA/g | 21.2 Saves/g | |
| Jet Greaves | G | 6 | 19.8 Saves/g, 22.5 SA/g, 2.7 GA/g | 19.2 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | C | 14 | 1.4 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Jackson Blake | RW | 14 | 1 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, assists |
| Seth Jarvis | RW | 3 | 1 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.7 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Andrei Svechnikov | RW | 14 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 0.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Brandon Bussi | G | 6 | 21.3 Saves/g, 24.7 SA/g, 3.3 GA/g | 21.8 Saves/g | Saves |
| Pyotr Kochetkov | G | 8 | 18.1 Saves/g, 19.8 SA/g, 1.6 GA/g | 18.6 Saves/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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