Fresh off of an exciting overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks, the Carolina Hurricanes looked to get on a roll in game three of their potential season-defining six-game home-stand.
Standing in their way were the red-hot Columbus Blue Jackets. Columbus, a winner in four of their last five games, promised to be more than a formidable foe and was nothing short of that throughout the Metropolitan Division tilt.
It was a bit of a slow start for both teams at PNC Arena on Saturday night. The Hurricanes had a number of chances early, especially from the Martinook-Wallmark-Svechnikov trio, but Sergei Bobrovsky made some key saves.