Blue Jackets score six, shut out Hurricanes

-- Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves, and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-0 at PNC Arena on Thursday."Carolina's a really, really good hockey team," said Merzlikins, who got his second shutout of the season and ninth in the NHL. I just enjoyed the game."Video: CBJ@CAR: Merzlikins records 9th career shutoutYegor Chinakhov scored twice, and Jack Roslovic and Emil Bemstrom each had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets (17-17-1), who had lost four of their previous five games. Andersen stopped two shots by Roslovic before Bemstrom knocked in a rebound at the edge of the crease.Chinakhov took a pass from Vladislav Gavrikov and scored on a breakaway with a low wrist shot for a 2-0 lead at 11:56.The Blue Jackets scored three goals in a span of 1:07 in the third period.Video: CBJ@CAR: Blue Jackets score three goals in 1:07Patrik Laine made it 3-0 at 4:26 on a one-timer from the left face-off circle.Chinakhov scored his second goal after a toe drag in the slot for a 4-0 lead at 5:03. I hate that we threw him in for that, but he got his feet wet a little bit."It was the first time the teams played each other since Carolina scored seven straight goals to win 7-4 on Jan. 1 at Columbus."You don't want to overthink this," Larsen said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, Stanley Cup Final logo, Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL Premium, NHL After Dark, NHL GameCenter, NHL GameCenter LIVE, NHL Network name and logo, NHL Tonight name and logo, On The Fly, NHL Network Showdown name and logo, NHL Awards name and logo, NHL Draft name and logo, NHL Mascots, Hockey Fights Cancer, Because It's The Cup, NHL Green name and logo, NHL Vault, Hockey Is For Everyone, NHL Thanksgiving Showdown name and logo, NHL Centennial Classic name and logo, NHL Centennial Season logo, NHL100 Classic name and logo, NHL Global Series name and logo, NHL China Games name and logo, NHL Power Players name and logo, NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe name and logo, NHL Street name and logo, and Don't Miss A Moment are trademarks of the National Hockey League.