Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -251, Blue Jackets +204; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Columbus Blue Jackets in the season opener.
Carolina went 54-20-8 overall and 20-12-1 in division play a season ago. The Hurricanes scored 3.4 goals per game last season while giving up 2.4 per game.
Columbus went 37-38-7 overall and 9-17-0 in division games last season. The Blue Jackets scored 258 total goals last season (41 power-play goals and seven shorthanded goals).
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Ryan Suzuki: out (upper body), Jake Gardiner: out (hip/back), Cavan Fitzgerald: out (undisclosed), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles).
Blue Jackets: Joona Luoto: out (upper body), Joonas Korpisalo: out (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
