HURRICANES (38-24-7) at BLUE JACKETS (39-28-3) 7 p.m. ET; FS-O, FS-CR, TVAS, ESPN+, NHL.TV
Goalie Petr Mrazek will start for Carolina (83 points), which has won two straight and is 10-2-1 in its past 13 games. Sergei Bobrovsky will start in goal for Columbus, which is tied in points with the Montreal Canadiens (81). The Blue Jackets are seeking their third win in the past four games and have alternated wins and losses in their past six.
Players to watch
Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek is 6-0-0 in his past six starts and has three shutouts in his past eight starts. Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past three games.
They said it
"This group is loose and goosey, that's for sure. I don't know if it helps or hurts. We've played really well when we've been that way and we've played bad. I don't know if it translates. I do like that they're confident and I'm confident they're going to bring a good effort every night. That's all that matters." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour "I played with [Duchene] for a while and you know what you're going to get out of him. [Anderson's] just north/south, does it all actually. It's easy to play with those two guys right now. We work well together." -- Blue Jackets forward Ryan Dzingel on playing with Matt Duchene and Josh Anderson. The line had eight points (three goals, five assists) against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday
Ferland (upper body) will return after missing two games. ... Fleury is on an emergency recall from Charlotte of the American Hockey League to replace de Haan. … Murray will miss his 13th consecutive game; there is no timetable for his return.
Stat pack
Staal needs one point for 500 in the NHL (212 goals, 287 assists in 880 games). … Aho has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past nine games. … Jenner had his first NHL hat trick against the Bruins on Tuesday. … The Blue Jackets are 72-for-78 on the penalty kill (92.3 percent) since Dec. 31.
