Blue Jackets can’t dent the scoreboard against Carolina in 3-0 loss

MAR. 22, 2021 II VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET

GAME AT A GLANCE

GOAL SCORERS
Columbus:

Carolina: 
B. Skjei (1), J. Fast (4), M. Necas (6)

GOALTENDERS
Columbus: 
J. Korpisalo (25 saves, L)
Carolina: 
A. Nedeljkovic (19 saves, W)

CBJ TEAM NOTES

  • Columbus had its five-game point streak (3-0-2) snapped with tonight’s shutout loss.
  • CBJ moved to 12-7-1 in the last 20 meetings in the series vs Carolina since Jan. 17, 2017 and fell for just the third time in the last 10 games in the series (7-3-0).
  • Columbus is 3-3-0 this season against the Canes.
  • The club is 5-3-2 for the month of March this season and 12-4-3 in their last 19 March games overall since Mar. 24, 2019.

CBJ PLAYER NOTES

·        C Jack Roslovic won 4-of-6 faceoffs (67%), registered 2 shots on goal and recorded four of the club’s 33 hits.

·        D Michael Del Zotto led the club in hits with five.

·        C Boone Jenner won 8-of-14 faceoffs (57%) and recorded 2 shots on goal.  He has won 50 percent or more of his faceoffs in 11 of the last 14 games.

·        D David Savard tallied a team-high three of the club’s 12 blocked shots.

POST-GAME ZOOM INTERVIEWS

HC John Tortorella  |  F Max Domi   F Nick Foligno |  D Seth Jones

CBJ UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 23                 No Practice

Wednesday, March 24           Practice – 11 am ET at Nationwide Arena

Thursday, March 25                vs Carolina – 7 pm ET at Nationwide Arena

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