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Raleigh: Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 3-2 at Lenovo Center

Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves and is 9-0 to open the season, a franchise record. The official sheet lists 18,800. Carolina is 11-2-2.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Triangle Local Newsroom · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020206; NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026; Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • The official game summary lists attendance of 18,800, a start of 7:08 p.m. Eastern, and an end of 9:40 p.m. Eastern.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020206
  • Jordan Martinook scored at 15:51 of the first period, with assists to Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. The summary lists that as Martinook's second goal of the season.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020206; NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • Logan Stankoven scored at 7:47 of the second, with assists to Nikolaj Ehlers and Jackson Blake. The summary lists that as Stankoven's ninth goal of the season.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020206; NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026; Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • Mark Jankowski scored at 0:16 of the third, with assists to Seth Jarvis and Jalen Chatfield. The summary lists that as Jankowski's seventh goal of the season.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020206; NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026; Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • Denton Mateychuk scored at 6:56 of the third, with assists to Jake Christiansen and Sean Monahan. Kent Johnson scored on the power play at 9:50, with assists to Charlie Coyle and Zach Werenski.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020206; NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • Carolina outshot Columbus 27-26. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 24 of 26 shots. Jet Greaves stopped 24 of 27.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020206; NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026; Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • The club recap and NHL.com both wrote that Kochetkov is 9-0-0 to open the season, a franchise record for the longest season-opening win streak, passing Frederik Andersen's eight wins to start 2021-22.Confirmed by Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 30, 2026; NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • NHL.com's recap and Hockey-Reference's box score list Carolina at 11-2-2 and Columbus at 5-6-0 after the game. ESPN's game page lists the same 3-2 final and those records.Confirmed by NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026; Hockey-Reference box score, Oct. 29, 2026; ESPN game page 401892603
  • NHL.com wrote that Carolina has won three in a row and has points in five straight games (4-0-1).Confirmed by NHL.com recap, Oct. 30, 2026
  • The club recap said Carolina practices Saturday and next plays the Winnipeg Jets at Lenovo Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. Eastern.Confirmed by Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 30, 2026

Still unknown

  • A live NHL standings-board pull timed out from this machine; the 11-2-2 and 5-6-0 lines are from NHL.com, Hockey-Reference and ESPN, not from the league API

What happened

In Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday at Lenovo Center.

The NHL official game summary, NHL.com's writeup and the team's recap all list that final. The summary put 18,800 in the building, a start of 7:08 p.m. Eastern, and an end of 9:40 p.m.

This site previewed Thursday's matchup after Tuesday's 2-1 win over Boston.

How Carolina scored

Jordan Martinook scored at 15:51 of the first, from Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. Logan Stankoven made it 2-0 at 7:47 of the second, from Nikolaj Ehlers and Jackson Blake. Mark Jankowski scored 16 seconds into the third, from Jarvis and Jalen Chatfield.

Denton Mateychuk answered at 6:56. Kent Johnson scored on the power play at 9:50, from Charlie Coyle and Zach Werenski.

Carolina outshot Columbus 27-26. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 24 of 26. Jet Greaves turned aside 24 shots on 27.

Kochetkov's start

The club page and NHL.com both wrote that Kochetkov is 9-0-0 to open the season. That is a franchise record for the longest winning streak to start a year, past Frederik Andersen's eight wins to begin 2021-22.

NHL.com and Hockey-Reference list Carolina at 11-2-2 and Columbus at 5-6-0. ESPN's game page has the same 3-2 final and those records. NHL.com also wrote that Carolina has won three straight and has points in five games (4-0-1).

What's next

Hurricanes.com said the team practices Saturday and plays the Winnipeg Jets at home on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Triangle Local is not the Hurricanes or the NHL.

Photos

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Why it matters

Thursday was the Hurricanes' second home game in a week, a 3-2 result after Tuesday's 2-1 win over Boston. Readers who follow the club need the official score, who scored, Kochetkov's start, and when Winnipeg is next at Lenovo Center.

Updates

  1. Oct 30, 2026, 10:20 AM

    The NHL official game summary, NHL.com's recap and the Hurricanes' recap all list a 3-2 Carolina win on Thursday at Lenovo Center. Kochetkov made 24 saves. The official sheet lists 18,800.

Sources

  1. NHL official game summary GS020206 (Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, Lenovo Center: Columbus 2, Carolina 3; attendance 18,800; start 7:08 EDT, end 9:40 EDT; Martinook 15:51 EV from Jarvis and Slavin; Stankoven 7:47 EV from Ehlers and Blake; Jankowski 0:16 EV from Jarvis and Chatfield; Mateychuk 6:56 EV from Christiansen and Monahan; Johnson 9:50 PP from Coyle and Werenski; shots Columbus 26, Carolina 27; Kochetkov 2-26; Greaves 3-27)

    Official sourcePublished by National Hockey League · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 10:15 AM

  2. Kochetkov wins ninth straight to open season, Hurricanes hold off Blue Jackets (NHL.com, Kurt Dusterberg, Oct. 30, 2026: 3-2 at Lenovo Center; Kochetkov 24 saves, 9-0-0, franchise record past Andersen's eight in 2021-22; Martinook, Stankoven, Jankowski; Mateychuk and Johnson; Carolina 11-2-2; Columbus 5-6-0; three in a row, points in five, 4-0-1)

    Official sourcePublished by NHL.com · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 10:15 AM

  3. Recap: Kochetkov Makes History As Canes Hold Off Jackets (Hurricanes.com, Peter Dewar, Oct. 30, 2026: 3-2 Thursday; Kochetkov 24 saves, 9-0-0, franchise record past Andersen eight in 2021-22; Martinook 15:51; Stankoven from Ehlers; Jankowski 16 seconds into the third; two Columbus goals in 2:54; practice Saturday; next vs. Winnipeg, Sunday, Nov. 1, 1:00 p.m. ET, Lenovo Center)

    Official sourcePublished by Carolina Hurricanes · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 10:15 AM

  4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes Box Score, Oct. 29, 2026 (Hockey-Reference: Columbus 2, Carolina 3; Blue Jackets 5-6-0; Hurricanes 11-2-2; attendance 18,800; Lenovo Center)

    Official sourcePublished by Hockey-Reference · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 10:15 AM

  5. Hurricanes 3-2 Blue Jackets (Oct 29, 2026) Final Score (ESPN game page 401892603: 3-2 final; attendance 18,800; Carolina 11-2-2; Columbus 5-6-0)

    Published by ESPN · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 10:18 AM

  6. Raleigh: Hurricanes host Blue Jackets on Thursday at Lenovo Center (this site, Oct. 28, 2026)

    Official sourcePublished by Triangle Local · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 10:15 AM

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