RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A focused defensive performance and balanced offense helped the Blue Jackets end the best start to a season in Carolina Hurricanes’ franchise history.
Markus Nutivaara, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Pierre-Luc Dubios scored and Columbus beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Saturday night.
Carolina entered the game with a 5-0-0 record and had scored 11 goals in its last two games, but Joonas Korpisalo stopped 30 of 32 shots and the Blue Jackets used a disciplined defensive effort to win.