Canes overpower Blue Jackets, 5-2

The Canes scored 3 power play goals and Brandon Bussi made 23 saves as they beat the Blue Jackets in Columbus, 5-2. The win pushes the Hurricanes to the 100 point mark for the 4th time in the last 5 seasons and lowers their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to 3. In addition, Carolina has a magic number of 7 to win the Metropolitan Division for the first time in 3 years. Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven and Andrei Svechnikov each scored power play goals and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and three assists as he set a career high with his 40th helper and tied his career best mark for points in a season with 64. Among Bussi's 25 saves were several glorious pad saves on Marchenko and Sean Monahan. The Aluminum Company of North Carolina is proud presenter of the Canes Corner Podcast. aluminumcompany.com