And going back to a six-game first-round grind against the New York Islanders, Carolina's average scoring is up from 3.20 goals per game in the regular season to 3.64 in the playoffs. That capped a series in which Carolina had a dozen different players find the net - including three times each from forwards Fast, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Martin Necas and Jordan Martinook - while top star Sebastian Aho scored just once.Ĭarolina scored 24 goals in the five games against New Jersey, good for a 4.8 per-game average. The clinching win featured Fast scoring the overtime winner on a deflection after Burns and fellow defenseman Jaccob Slavin scored the two regulation goals. “We try to be together, we try to stay close and support each other out there. And for our nights when they're going well, it's because they're doing certain things. On the nights things are going well for them, it's because we're doing certain things. As a team, Carolina is averaging 3.3 goals per game on 31.6 shots per game with a 31.9% success rate on the power play while allowing 2.6 goals per game on 29 shots against per game with an 81.8% conversion rate on the PK this season.'It's really a five-man group,' Burns said after Thursday's 3-2 overtime win in Game 5 to eliminate the New Jersey Devils. Dougie Hamilton also has 23 points with a team-high 20 assists and a team-high 92 shots on goal while Nino Niederreiter also has 13 goals this season. Sebastian Aho leads the ‘Canes in scoring with 28 points including a team-high 13 goals while Vincent Trocheck has 13 goals of his own. The Carolina Hurricanes will try to rebound from their loss to the Blue Jackets last time out.

As a team, Columbus is averaging 2.6 goals per game on 29 shots per game with a 16% success rate on the PP while allowing 3.2 goals per game on 31.2 shots against per game with a 72.9% kill rate on the PK this season. Oliver Bjorkstrand leads Columbus in scoring with 26 points including a team-high 16 assists along with 10 goals while Cam Atkinson has a team-high 11 goals as part of his 21-point tally this season. The Columbus Blue Jackets will be looking to build on their 3-2 overtime win over the Hurricanes in their last matchup. The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in NHL action from the PNC Arena on Saturday night.

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