
The NHL regular season game for the 2025/2026 campaign, featuring the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Carolina Hurricanes, concluded in the early hours of March 18th Moscow time (night of the 17th to the 18th) on the ice of Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The home team secured the victory with a final score of 5-1.
Andrei Svechnikov, a Russian forward for Carolina, tallied his team’s sole goal, with defenseman Alexander Nikishin earning an assist on the play. Columbus defenseman Ivan Provorov and his teammate, forward Kirill Marchenko, did not register any points in the game.
The goal scorers for the Blue Jackets were Mason Marchment, Charlie Coyle, Danton Heinen, Denton Mateychuk, and Mathieu Olivier.