The Jackets came out of Carolina with a point but not a win as they fell 2-1 in overtime to the Hurricanes Thursday.
It took until 16:25 into the second period for either team to get on the scoreboard. The first goal came on Jack Johnson's first shot of the night, when he took a cross-ice pass from Scott Hartnell at the top of the zone and carried the puck into the left circle before firing a perfectly placed shot into the top right corner of the net. Sam Gagner had the secondary assist.
After two periods, it was 1-0 Jackets.
But the Hurricanes, who are fighting for their post-season lives, came into the final frame with an offensive push and the Jackets had no answer. Carolina evened the score with 4:20 to go in regulation when a Jeff Skinner shot banked into the net behind Joonas Korpisalo off Seth Jones' skate.
The game went to overtime, and 2:16 in, the Hurricanes struck again when Noah Hanifin gathered the rebound off a Korpisalo poke check and fired from the slot for the game winner.
The Jackets remain in second place in both the Metro division and the NHL, but the biggest focus is on the lack of consistent offense coming from the team's forwards right now. The Jackets have only scored more than two goals once in their last five games.
What We Learned: CAR 2, CBJ 1 (OT)
Jackets offense struggles in overtime loss