Sunday, December 15, 2024 – 5:00 PM EST
Lenovo Center – Raleigh, North Carolina
TV: FDSNOH; Radio: 97.1 F
Columbus Blue Jackets (12-13-5, 29 points, 8th Metro, 13th East)
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Carolina Hurricanes (18-10-1, 37 points, 3rd Metro, 5th East)
Player to Watch
Martin Necas
After a career-best season in 2022-23, Necas regressed last season but still earned a raise on a two-year deal in the off-season. He has bounced back so far this season, however, and leads his team in scoring. He’s on pace to surpass the 71 points he had two years ago.
Jackets Notes
This is the third time this season that the second leg of a back-to-back has started less than 24 hours after the previous game’s start time. This should be illegal, right?
Season Series
11/23/2024 CAR 4 @ CBJ 5 (SO)
12/15/2024 CBJ @ CAR
12/31/2024 CAR @ CBJ
01/23/2025 CBJ @ CAR
Stats
| Carolina | Columbus | |
| 3.59 (4) | GPG | 3.30 (9) |
| 2.93 (11) | GAPG | 3.57 (30) |
| 27.7 (4) | PP% | 19.2 (20) |
| 84.4 (3) | PK% | 72.0 (28) |
| 59.5 (1) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 50.5 (15) |
| 58.6 (1) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 50.9 (12) |
| 9.0 (12) | 5v5 Shooting % | 9.7 (6) |
| 89.1 (31) | 5v5 Save % | 89.9 (26) |
| Martin Necas, 14 | G Leader | Kirill Marchenko, 11 |
| Martin Necas, 29 | A Leader | Zach Werenski, 21 |
| Martin Necas, 43 | P Leader | Zach Werenski, 31 |
| Andrei Svechnikov, 28 | PIM Leader | Mathieu Olivier, 56 |
| 11-4-0 | Home/Road | 4-9-2 |
| 4-5-1 | Last 10 | 3-4-3 |
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| James van Riemsdyk | Sean Monahan | Kent Johnson |
| Dmitri Voronkov | Adam Fantilli | Kirill Marchenko |
| Zach Aston-Reese | Cole Sillinger | Mathieu Olivier |
| Mikael Pyyhtia | Sean Kuraly | Kevin Labanc |
| Zach Werenski | Dante Fabbro |
| Ivan Provorov | Damon Severson |
| Jake Christiansen | Jack Johnson |
| Elvis Merzlikins |
| Jet Greaves |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Andrei Svechnikov | Sebastian Aho | Jack Roslovic |
| Eric Robinson | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Martin Necas |
| Jordan Martinook | Jordan Staal | Seth Jarvis |
| William carrier | Tyson Jost | Jackson Blake |
| Jaccob Slavin | Brent Burns |
| Dmitry Orlov | Jalen Chatfield |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | Sean Walker |
| Pyotr Kochetkov |
| Dustin Tokarski |