The Canes scored 3 power play goals and Brandon Bussi made 23 saves as they beat the Blue Jackets in Columbus, 5-2.  The win pushes the Hurricanes to the 100 point mark for the 4th time in the last 5 seasons and lowers their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to 3.  In addition, Carolina has a magic number of 7 to win the Metropolitan Division for the first time in 3 years.  Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven and Andrei Svechnikov each scored power play goals and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and three assists as he set a career high with his 40th helper and tied his career best mark for points in a season with 64.  Among Bussi's 25 saves were several glorious pad saves on Marchenko and Sean Monahan.  

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