After defeating the Florida Panthers at home on Tuesday night, the ‘Canes kicked off a back-to-back set by paying a visit to the city of Columbus to take on the 9-6-1 Blue Jackets.
In the last meeting between the two teams, Jeff Skinner scored a late goal to tie the game at one apiece and send it to overtime. Ultimately, Sergei Bobrovsky outdueled Scott Darling as the Jackets prevailed.
On this night, Carolina would need to play catch-up once again, as Brandon Dubinsky broke in past Justin Faulk early and beat Cam Ward to give Columbus an early 1-0 lead.