<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sebastian Aho scored 1:26 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night and earn a split of a four-game series.</p>
<p>Aho had a wide-open net after Martin Necas’ shot off a rush was stopped by Joonas Korpisalo, but the goalie’s momentum forced him out of the crease.</p>
<p>Oliver Bjorkstrand scored from the doorstep to tie the game for Columbus with 16 seconds left in regulation.</p>
<p>Cedric Paquette, Nino Niederreiter and Necas also scored for the Hurricanes, and Alex Nedeljkovic followed up a shutout on Monday night with 33 saves.</p>
<p>The Hurricanes are 2-1-2 in their last five, following an eight-game win streak, and are in second place behind Tampa Bay in the Central Division.</p>
<p>Zach Werenski and Cam Atkinson also scored for the Blue Jackets, and Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves.</p>
<p>After a scoreless first, a Blue Jackets’ second-period push finally paid off when Werenski fielded a rebounded puck off the back boards and bounced it in off Nedeljkovic’s back at 7:03. The lead lasted only 46 seconds, until Paquette spun around in traffic and scored from the slot. </p>
<p>Necas gave Carolina a 2-1 lead late in the second when he poked a wrap-around shot in off Korpisalo’s skate.</p>
<p>Columbus tied the game again early in the third when Atkinson’s shot from the far left was inadvertently redirected by Carolina defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Niederreiter scored at 15:42 to put the Hurricanes up again.</p>
<p>DYAMITE DOUGIE</p>
<p>With an assist on Niederreriter’s goal, Carolina defenseman Dougie Hamilton has registered a point in the Hurricanes’ last 13 games, tying the longest point streak in the NHL this season. Toronto’s Auston Matthews had a 13-game scoring streak that stretched from mid-January to mid-February. It’s the longest point streak by a defenseman in franchise history. </p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Hurricanes: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday before departing for a two-game trip to Chicago.</p>
<p>Blue Jackets: Open a two-game series at Detroit on Saturday, the start of a six-game trip. </p>
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