Jordan Staal had two goals, Cam Ward made 25 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Friday night.
Staal snapped a 1-1 tie 8:54 into the third period when he beat Sergei Bobrovsky from the slot, helping the Hurricanes (6-5-3) to their second straight win.
Teuvo Teravainen assisted on each of Staal's goals, and Brock McGinn got an empty-net goal with 25 seconds left.
Brandon Dubinsky scored for Columbus (9-7-1), and Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots in the Blue Jackets' fourth straight loss. Columbus' power play, the worst in the NHL, continued to be ineffective with no goals in two chances.