Final · March 17, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : CAR 29 — CBJ 30 · Nationwide Arena
Three stars
- 1★
C. CoyleCBJ · C · 1B 3A - 2★
M. OlivierCBJ · R · 1B 0A - 3★
J. GreavesCBJ · G · 96.6 %
CARGame statsCBJ 
- 29Shots on goal30
- 35 %Faceoff win %65 %
- 0/1Power play2/5
- 17Penalty minutes9
- 29Hits11
- 18Blocked shots23
- 18Giveaways17
- 3Takeaways4
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 6 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
| CBJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 |
Season seriesCAR 3 – 1 CBJ
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← CAR 1 / 29 / 395 / 30 / 42 CBJ →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Mason MarchmentCBJ · 05:25 · PPAssists : Charlie Coyle, Adam Fantilli0 – 1▶ Watch- Charlie CoyleCBJ · 19:05 · PPAssists : Adam Fantilli, Zach Werenski0 – 2▶ Watch
2nd period
Andrei SvechnikovCAR · 14:05Assists : Nikolaj Ehlers, Alexander Nikishin1 – 2▶ Watch
Danton HeinenCBJ · 17:29Assists : Charlie Coyle, Cole Sillinger1 – 3▶ Watch
Denton MateychukCBJ · 18:03Assists : Sean Monahan1 – 4▶ Watch
3rd period
- Mathieu OlivierCBJ · 07:38Assists : Charlie Coyle, Cole Sillinger1 – 5▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 04:23CARSeth Jarvis — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Zach Werenski
- 17:45CARJackson Blake — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Dante Fabbro
2nd period
- 09:38CBJMathieu Olivier — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Nicolas Deslauriers
- 09:38CARNicolas Deslauriers — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Mathieu Olivier
- 13:48CARSebastian Aho — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Dante Fabbro
- 13:48CBJDante Fabbro — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Sebastian Aho
3rd period
- 02:02CARSeth Jarvis — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Conor Garland
- 12:50CBJZach Werenski — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Jackson Blake
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. StaalC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 14:59 |
| S. AhoC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 17:02 |
| L. StankovenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:29 |
| S. JarvisR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 16:39 |
| N. EhlersL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:46 |
| W. CarrierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13:34 |
| A. SvechnikovR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14:23 |
| N. DeslauriersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12:31 |
| J. MartinookL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 13:24 |
| J. BlakeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14:41 |
| T. HallL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:50 |
| M. JankowskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:01 |
| J. ChatfieldD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 18:44 |
| M. ReillyD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 16:09 |
| K. MillerD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 23:25 |
| A. NikishinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:18 |
| S. WalkerD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 20:51 |
| J. SlavinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19:56 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Andersen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| B. Bussi(L) | 25/30 | 83.3 % | 59:57 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. CoyleC | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18:31 |
| C. SillingerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:07 |
| M. MarchmentL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:46 |
| A. FantilliC | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:34 |
| I. LundestromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:36 |
| S. MonahanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 |
| M. OlivierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11:27 |
| B. JennerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16:25 |
| D. HeinenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11:14 |
| C. GarlandR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:45 |
| K. MarchenkoR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19:15 |
| K. JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:20 |
| D. MateychukD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17:18 |
| Z. WerenskiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22:10 |
| I. ProvorovD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 |
| D. FabbroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 |
| E. GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:38 |
| D. SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:40 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Greaves(W) | 28/29 | 96.6 % | 60:00 |
| E. Merzlikins | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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