Tarasov absorbs a tough night as Blue Jackets' backup, the NHL's scheduling quirks plus a troublesome center shortage: 3 takeaways

Blue Jackets fall to 0-7-0 in the second game of back-to-backs after watching Hurricanes easily erase 2-0 lead in Raleigh.

Frederik Andersen earned a win in his first home start since opening night, and Seth Jarvis had four points for Carolina in the Hurricanes’ home win over Columbus.

Seth Jarvis had two goals and two assists and Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes scored five goals in the second period and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-4.

Columbus took a 1-0 lead at 7:08 of the first period. After the Blue Jackets forced a turnover, Luca Del Bel Belluz fed a pass to Johnson, who scored five-hole from the left faceoff circle. Kirill Marchenko made it 2-0 at 9:48 when he took a cross-ice backhand pass from Adam Fantilli and roofed a shot over Andersen’s glove.

Coming off a memorable win Wednesday night in Toronto, Columbus has another chance at two points against a division rival

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes are looking to keep a three-game win streak going when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Carolina is 29-16-3 overall with a 12-4-2 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Hurricanes have gone 27-4-2 when scoring at least three goals.

NHL action on Thursday includes the Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3) hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-18-7) at PNC Arena, starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Hurricanes sit in third place and ...

Here’s a peek at the injury report for the Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3), which currently has three players listed, as the Hurricanes ready for their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-18-7) at PNC Arena on Thursday,

Despite a short turnaround after winning 5-1 Wednesday in Toronto, the Blue Jackets surprised the fully rested Hurricanes ... a different story. Carolina outshot Columbus by a whopping 23-3 ...

Despite blowing a two-goal lead in a 7-4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes ... pressured the Blue Jackets into numerous mistakes and pinned the puck inside the Columbus zone while peppering Tarasov ...

Columbus Blue Jackets (23-18-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST Hurricanes -326 ...