The Jackets and Hurricanes faced off this evening in a rare 5:00pm start, with both teams missing key players for various reasons. After getting shelled by the Pens last night, the ‘Canes scratched Teuvo Teravainen and Noah Hanifin, and gave the start to Michael Leighton. The Jackets were without David Savard and Markus Nutivaara due to injury, while Matt Calvert was a healthy scratch.
Carolina came out with lots of pressure early, but it was the Jackets that would strike first, with Markus Hannikainen jamming the puck behind Leighton for his first career goal.