ASA play on 8* OVER 5.5 Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:00 PM ET - The Blue Jackets defense is normally dominated by their top pairing of Seth Jones and Zach Werenski. However, Werenski is currently out and missed yesterday's game which was a 6-5 Carolina win. Now the Hurricanes and Blue Jackets meet again for a second straight day and another wild game is likely. Columbus is not only hurt without one of their top defensemen, they also are dealing with a goalie issue. Elvis Merzlikins has been out with an injury and that makes this back to back situation very tough. Joonas Korpisalo got the start yesterday and that means he now plays the 2nd game of a back to back too or they turn the duties over to someone else. They had hoped that someone else would be Matiss Kivlenieks but now he is dealing with an injury too. That is why the Jackets called up Cameron Johnson from the American Hockey League and he actually had spent the last two seasons in the ECHL which is a step down from the AHL. If Korpisalo gets the start again not only is it a back to back but he has now given up 14 goals in a span of about 2 and 1/2 games worth of ice time this month! Plenty of goals again likely here as the Hurricanes also have a goalie injury issue. Petr Mrazek had been their top goalie this season but he is hurt and that is why James Reimer has been the starter but he has allowed 5 goals in each of his last two starts. With this being a back to back Alex Nedeljkovic could get the start but he has only made 4 NHL starts in his career. The Blue Jackets last 3 games have all totaled 7 or more goals and have averaged 9 goals per game and we have a total, again, of only 5.5 posted on this game! The Hurricanes last 4 games have all totaled 7 or more goals and have averaged 8.8 goals per game! If you like goals, tune into the Nationwide Arena tonight! Based on value and the situation, we like OVER here.