Carolina – Columbus 2:3 (1:2 after SO) | Anaheim – Arizona 1:5 (end)
after shootout (1:2)
Carolina Hurricanes
2:3 (0:0, 1:0, 1:2 - 0:0)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Sunday 21.03.2021, 00:07 • PNC Arena, Raleigh • NHL
     
    61:44
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets (Seth Jones – 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    46:33
    Penalty for Carolina Hurricanes (Jordan Martinook – 2 min., slashing).
     
    31:24
    Penalty for Carolina Hurricanes (Brett Pesce – 2 min., holding).
     
    03:41
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets (David Savard – 2 min., interference).
    Goals and assists: 35. Svechnikov (Pesce, Fast), 56. Foegele (D. Hamilton, Martinook) – 41. Bjorkstrand (Stenlund), 60. S. Jones (Laine, Roslovic), dec. goal Bjorkstrand

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Dougie Hamilton (CAR)
    1:0   Cam Atkinson (CBJ)
    2. series:
    1:0   Martin Necas (CAR)
    1:0   Max Domi (CBJ)
    3. series:
    1:0   Andrei Svechnikov (CAR)
    1:1   Patrik Laine (CBJ)
    4. series:
    1:1   Nino Niederreiter (CAR)
    1:2   Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ)


    Carolina Hurricanes: Reimer (Nedeljkovic) – D. Hamilton, Slavin (A), Pesce, Skjei, Bean, H. Fleury – Necas, Aho, Niederreiter – Fast, J. Staal (C), Svechnikov – Foegele, Martinook (A), B. McGinn – Lorentz, Geekie, .
    Columbus Blue Jackets: Merzlikins (Korpisalo) – S. Jones (A), Werenski, D. Savard, Gavrikov, Del Zotto, Kukan – Laine, N. Foligno (C), Bjorkstrand – Atkinson, Roslovic, Domi – Stenlund, Riley Nash, Jenner (A) – Robinson, MacInnis, Matteau.

    Referees: McIsaac, Pochmara – Galloway, Rody

    Attendance: 2 924