Roslovic's late goal gives Blue Jackets split against Hurricanes

COLUMBUS --Jack Roslovic scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Nationwide Arena on Monday.

Roslovic skated into the zone and split Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce and forward Ryan Dzingel before scoring five-hole on goalie Alex Nedeljkovic at 15:24.
"We're working hard to come back, and our defenseman thinks he's got help and the help thinks it's your guy and take him, and it happens," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It shouldn't, but it wasn't because of a lack of effort."
Roslovic has scored seven points (two goals, five assists) during an NHL career-high five-game point streak.
"I just saw open ice," he said. "We were trying to move the puck north and try to make a play at the net."
Joonas Korpisalo made 22 saves for the Blue Jackets (6-5-3), who earned a split of the two-game set following a 6-5 loss here Sunday.
Patrik Laine, who scored three goals in the previous two games, was benched for the final 26:19. Laine and Roslovic were acquired in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 23 for
Pierre-Luc Dubois
, who was benched in his last game for Columbus on Jan. 21.
"That's going to stay in-house," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. "It's what I feel I need to do. The last thing I want to do is bench a player."
Nedeljkovic made 19 saves in his season debut for the Hurricanes (7-3-0), who have lost two of their past three.
"The guys did a good job keeping the shots to the outside for the most part," Nedeljkovic said. "They really didn't get much in tight there and made my job easy tonight."

Scott Harrington gave Columbus a 1-0 lead at 18:24 of the first period with a shot from the left face-off dot that hit Carolina forward Andrei Svechnikov and floated over Nedeljkovic. It was the first shot on goal for the Blue Jackets in 15:59.
"We've been kind of struggling lately to really find our groove and tonight felt good to have a couple things go our way," Harrington said. "We'll definitely take those two points."
Nino Niederreiter tied it 1-1 at 6:19 of the second period. He lunged for a loose puck in the slot at the same time as Korpisalo, and the attempt hit off Niederreiter's shin, then Korpisalo's shoulder before hitting the post and trickling in off his skate.
Blue Jackets defenseman Dean Kukan had the turnover that led to the goal. He did not play the final 33:41.
"The last couple of games, it's been a struggle for him," Tortorella said.
Cam Atkinson gave Columbus a 2-1 lead at 10:38 when he scored on a penalty shot after being tripped on a breakaway by Teuvo Teravainen six seconds into a Carolina power play.
"I've got to find a way to make a save," Nedeljkovic. "They got a fortunate bounce on the first one and then two breakaways, they just beat me clean. I've got to find a way to make a save on one of them, if not both of them."
Brock McGinn scored for the third straight game to tie it 2-2 at 12:46 of the second, diving to put in a rebound with his backhand.
"We really worked hard tonight, being short-staffed and back-to-back (games)," Brind'Amour said. "I thought we grinded it out. We probably deserved better."
Forward Vincent Trocheck did not play because of a lower-body injury, so the Hurricanes dressed 17 skaters, one below the maximum, with 11 forwards and six defensemen.