COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Blue Jackets are struggling through their longest losing streak in eight years after dropping a 4-2 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
The Blue Jackets last lost six in a row (0-5-1) from Jan. 19-Feb. 1, 2013 and they haven’t lost six straight in regulation since Nov. 10-20, 2006. Coach Gerard Gallant was fired three days later.
Zach Boychuk, Riley Nash, Justin Faulk and Eric Staal scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three in a row after starting the season started 0-6-2. Cam Ward made 17 saves.
Nick Foligno scored twice for the injury-riddled Blue Jackets. His jam shot with 5:23 left cut the lead to 3-2. Columbus threatened to tie it, but Ward stopped Scott Hartnell’s point-blank shot and Ryan Johansen’s rush.
Curtis McElhenny, the backup to the injured Sergei Bobrovsky, stopped 33 shots.
Columbus closes out the home-and-home series with the Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Friday.