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Raleigh: Hurricanes host Blue Jackets on Thursday at Lenovo Center

Puck drop is 7 p.m. Eastern. Carolina is 10-2-2 after Tuesday's 2-1 win over Boston. Winnipeg is next at home Sunday at 1 p.m.

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 host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The NHL game center, the club's weekly schedule and the single-game ticket page all list a 7 p.m. Eastern start.Confirmed by NHL game center 2026020206; Carolina Hurricanes weekly schedule API; Hurricanes single-game tickets page
  • The NHL game center lists Carolina at 10-2-2 and Columbus at 5-5-0 heading into Thursday. The league standings board dated Oct. 28 shows the same records.Confirmed by NHL game center 2026020206; NHL standings API, Oct. 28, 2026
  • Carolina is coming off a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Lenovo Center. That result is already on this site.Confirmed by Triangle Local recap of Tuesday's game; NHL scoreboard for Oct. 27, 2026
  • The next home game is Sunday, Nov. 1, against the Winnipeg Jets at 1 p.m. at Lenovo Center. The club's weekly schedule and the ticket page both list that date and time.Confirmed by Carolina Hurricanes weekly schedule API; Hurricanes single-game tickets page

Still unknown

  • Thursday's starting goaltender and lineup (not posted on the pages we read)

What happened

In Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at Lenovo Center.

The NHL game center, the club calendar and the ticket page all list a 7 p.m. Eastern start.

Carolina is 10-2-2. Columbus is 5-5-0. Those lines are on the official matchup page and on the standings board dated Oct. 28.

The Hurricanes are coming off a 2-1 win over Boston on Tuesday in the same building.

The next home date is Sunday, Nov. 1, against the Winnipeg Jets at 1 p.m., also in Raleigh. The single-game ticket list carries that clock.

Triangle Local is not the Hurricanes or the NHL.

What we don't know yet

Thursday's starting goaltender and lineup were not on the pages we read.

What happens next

We will add the score after the league game center posts it.

Photos

Text-only. No club or league photos are used here.

Why it matters

The Hurricanes play at home again on Thursday after beating Boston 2-1. Readers who follow the club need the posted time, the records each team is carrying in, and when Winnipeg is next at Lenovo Center.

Sources

  1. NHL game center, Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes, Oct. 29, 2026 (game 2026020206: Lenovo Center, Raleigh; start 2026-10-29T23:00:00Z, Eastern offset -04:00, 7 p.m.; gameState FUT; Carolina 10-2-2; Columbus 5-5-0)

    Official sourcePublished by National Hockey League · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 8:20 PM

  2. NHL club schedule, Carolina, current week (fetched Oct. 28, 2026: Thursday Oct. 29 vs Columbus, 7 p.m. Eastern at Lenovo Center; Sunday Nov. 1 vs Winnipeg, start 2026-11-01T18:00:00Z, Eastern offset -05:00, 1 p.m., Lenovo Center)

    Official sourcePublished by Carolina Hurricanes · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 8:20 PM

  3. Single-game tickets (Hurricanes.com: Thurs, Oct. 29, 7:00 p.m., vs. Columbus Blue Jackets; Sun, Nov. 1, 1:00 p.m., vs. Winnipeg Jets)

    Official sourcePublished by Carolina Hurricanes · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 8:20 PM

  4. NHL standings (standingsDateTimeUtc 2026-10-29T00:20:15Z; standings date 2026-10-28: Carolina 10-2-2, 22 points, 14 games; Columbus 5-5-0, 10 points, 10 games)

    Official sourcePublished by National Hockey League · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 8:20 PM

  5. Raleigh: Hurricanes beat Bruins 2-1 at Lenovo Center (this site, Oct. 28, 2026)

    Official sourcePublished by Triangle Local · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 8:20 PM

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