Carolina at Columbus

Carolina has won five of the past seven meetings, including 4-1 on Dec. 15, and the Hurricanes come off a 5-2 win over New Jersey on Saturday when they scored four unanswered third-period goals. Dustin Tokarski had 21 saves, but Pyotr Kochetkov is expected back in the crease tonight and he is 14-7-0 with a 2.51 goals-against average for Carolina, which is 12-3 its past 15 games as a road favorite of -201 or greater, 44-9 its past 53 games as a favorite overall of at least -201. Columbus was shut out 4-0 by Boston on Saturday and the Blue Jackets are 3-14 their past 17 games after losing by at least three goals. Columbus has lost 10 of 14 games and seven of 10 against the Eastern Conference. Take the Hurricanes.