Game #40: Comeback Effort Comes Up Short as Jackets fall to Hurricanes

James Guillory-USA TODAY SportsThe Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 tonight, but that score does not tell the whole story.

If you were watching the first 30 minutes of the game, you would assume that Columbus was on the second leg of a back-to-back and Carolina had three days of rest. It was the other way around, but still Carolina dominated play.

The Canes scored their first just over five minutes into the game, after the expiration of a Seth Jones penalty. The PK was not in too bad of shape, but Boone Jenner overpursued the puck behind the goal line, and that left Sebastian Aho with room to do his thing. He delivered a gorgeous no-look pass that fooled everyone,…