Canes' home-ice dominance continues as Blue Jackets drop 3rd in 4
Remember that 16-game Blue Jackets winning streak? It's very much over.
Columbus dropped its third in four games Tuesday, a 5-3 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes, as Anton Forsberg struggled after being called up to replace the waived Curtis McElhinney.
Forsberg stopped 23-of-27 shots, once again proving how important Sergei Bobrovsky - who missed the game due to illness - is to Columbus' success.
The Blue Jackets have been one of the league's better teams in the third period this season, but allowed two in the final frame in what was a 3-3 game.
A big part of #CBJ win streak was dominant third periods. They have been outscored 6-0 in last four games while going 1-3-0.
— Tom Reed (@treed1919) January 11, 2017
Carolina, meanwhile, has been dominating everyone who stops in Raleigh:
Jeff Skinner and Victor Rask each collected 1-2—3 as the @NHLCanes improved to 12-1-1 in their last 14 home games. #CBJvsCAR pic.twitter.com/p6BY7fIZFq
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 11, 2017
The Hurricanes are quietly in contention for the postseason - three points behind Philadelphia for the final wild-card spot in the East with two games in hand.
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