NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (18-8-6) at Columbus Blue Jackets (10-18-2)

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DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 17, 2022 – STARS 4 at HURRICANES 5 (OT)
The Stars erased two separate two-goal deficits to earn a point in a 5-4 overtime loss against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Saturday. Playing in his 1,200th career NHL game, forward Joe Pavelski (1-0—1) tallied his 158th career power-play goal to surpass Mike Modano for the third most by a U.S.-born player in NHL history, behind only Jeremy Roenick (184) and Keith Tkachuk (212). Forward Jason Robertson (0-3—3) recorded his sixth three-point game of the season, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-2—2) recorded his eighth multi-point contest of the 2022-23 campaign. Dallas also received goals from captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1), forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) and defenseman Jani Hakanpaa (1-0—1). Two of their four goals came with the man advantage. Making his 11th start of the season, goaltender Scott Wedgwood made 33 saves on 38 shots.
PP: 2-5 | PK: 2-4 | SF: 30 | SA: 38 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (26:18 – game high) | Attendance: 18,680
Three Stars: 1. CAR – M. Necas 2. CAR – T. Teravainen 3. CAR – B. Burns

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Dec. 19, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets 6 p.m. Nationwide Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Wed., Dec. 21, 2022 Edmonton Oilers 8:30 p.m. American Airlines Center TNT/KTCK
Fri., Dec. 23, 2022 Montreal Canadiens 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Dec. 27, 2022 Nashville Predators 7 p.m. Bridgestone Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 29, 2022 Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. Xcel Energy Center BSSWX/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 29 – Loaned forward Fredrik Karlstrom to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 12 – Recalled forward Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL)
Dec. 15 – Acquired defenseman Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: Columbus, Ohio is the site of Dallas’ final stop on a five-game road trip. Tonight, the Stars take on the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena for the first of two meetings this season and the lone matchup in the Buckeye State. These clubs will face each other once more Feb. 18, 2023 at American Airlines Center. The Stars have gone 2-1-1 (five points) through the first four games of this road trip with victories at New Jersey (4-1) and Washington (2-1). Following tonight’s game, they’ll return to Dallas to open a two-game homestand beginning Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers.

A THOUSAND NIGHTS OR MORE, WE TRAVEL EAST AND NORTH

  • The Stars split the two-game season series in 2021-22, losing 4-1 at Nationwide Arena on Oct. 25, 2021 and winning 3-2 at American Airlines Center on Dec. 2, 2021.
  • Forwards Jason Robertson (2-0—2) and Tyler Seguin (2-0—2) led the club with two goals apiece, while defensemen Jani Hakanpaa (0-2—2), Ryan Suter (0-2—2) and forward Joe Pavelski (0-2—2) each chipped in two assists.
  • Both of Robertson’s goals came in Dallas’ 3-2 victory on Dec. 2, while Seguin lit the lamp in both contests vs. Columbus.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger went 1-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in one appearance last season against Columbus.
  • Netminder Braden Holtby went 0-1-0 with a 3.10 GAA and .880 SV% in his lone appearance vs. the Blue Jackets in 2021-22.
  • The Stars enter Monday’s game with points in five of their past nine trips to Nationwide Arena (2-4-3).
  • Dallas has wins in four of the past five games (4-1-0) against Columbus and has earned points in six of the past seven (5-1-1) against them.
  • The Stars are 39-23-8 all-time against the Blue Jackets, including a 19-11-6 mark on the road.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (19) and points (19-21—40) in 45 career games against the Blue Jackets. He also has a team-best +20 rating and leads the club in power-play goals (6) and shots on goal (128).
  • Forward Jamie Benn enters tonight’s game with 10 goals and 30 points (10-20—30) in 37 games against Columbus in his career. He paces the club in penalty minutes (53) and is one shot on goal away from 100 against the Jackets.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads the club in assists (32) and ranks second in points (2-32—34) in a team-high 61 games vs. Columbus.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 6-0-1 with a 1.68 GAA, .927 SV% and one shutout in seven career appearances against the Blue Jackets. He’s given up just 12 goals on 165 shots over that span.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .920 SV% in three appearances vs. Columbus.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 19 at Columbus
Feb. 18, 2023 vs. Columbus

WHEN THE DANCE IS THROUGH, IT’S ME AND YOU

  • Pavelski leads the NHL in plus-minus (+21) and has finished with a plus or even rating in 29 of 32 games this season.
  • Only once in his 17-year NHL career has he finished a season with a minus rating (-4 in 2018-19 with San Jose; 75 GP).
  • Pavelski (0-3—3) assisted on three of Dallas’ four third-period goals on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota to match the franchise record for most in a single period – a feat last achieved by Tyler Seguin on April 2, 2022 (0-3—3 in the first period).
  • Pavelski (38 years, 146 days) also became the third player in franchise history (1967-present) to register three points in a period at age 38 or older, joining Dean Prentice (40 years, 65 days) on Dec. 9, 1972 and Sergei Gonchar (39 years, 245 days) on Dec. 14, 2013.
  • He passed Chris Chelios (948) for 12th all-time in points among American skaters with an assist against the Ducks on Dec. 1.
  • With 432 career NHL goals, Pavelski needs two more to tie Patrick Kane (434) for sixth all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. Kane is also the only active U.S.-born skater with more goals than Pavelski.
  • Pavelski has eight multi-point games on the season and 44 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
  • Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Jason Robertson (51) and Roope Hintz (49).
  • Pavelski has points (7-17—24) in 16 of his past 24 games and has earned at least one point in 19 of 32 overall (11-20—31).
  • Through 32 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native shares third in assists (20), ranks third in points (11-20—31) and fourth in goals (11). He also shares third in even-strength points (5-15—20) and shares sixth in even-strength goals (5).

PUT MY LAST QUARTER ON, I’LL PLAY “AUTHORITY SONG”

  • In his 99th career NHL game, goaltender Jake Oettinger improved to 53-27-11 with a 45-save performance in Dallas’ victory over Washington on Dec. 15.
  • Only six U.S.-born goaltenders in NHL history have recorded more wins prior to their 100th game: Frank Brimsek (66), Ryan Miller (58), Jimmy Howard (57), Brent Johnson (57), Cory Schneider (55) and Jonathan Quick (55).
  • His 45-save performance against Washington on Dec. 15 was one shy of tying his career mark for saves in a regular-season game (46) set Feb. 15 at Colorado (4-1 W).
  • Oettinger improved to 3-0-0 when making 40+ saves in a regular-season game (also: 41 saves on April 3 at Carolina).
  • Among goalies who have made 10 starts or more this season, Oettinger ranks seventh in goals-against average (2.42) and shares eighth in wins (7) and save percentage (.920). He also shares fourth in shutouts (2).
  • His next appearance in net will mark his 100th career NHL regular-season game.

BRIGHTEST STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

  • Forward Jason Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star for the month of November after leading the league with 15 goals and 26 points in 14 games (15-11—26) to power the Stars to an 8-3-3 November.
  • Robertson, who became the first player in franchise history to top the league in both goals and points during a calendar month, found the scoresheet in each of his 14 November appearances.
  • Robertson’s November goal and point totals also ranked second for a single month in franchise history, behind Dino Ciccarelli’s 16 tallies in March 1986 (14 GP) and Tom McCarthy’s 27 points in November 1983 (12-15—27 in 13 GP).
  • Overall, Robertson recorded multiple points in nine of his 14 outings and a quartet of multi-goal performances, highlighted by three straight such games from Nov. 21-25 (6-1—7).

TURN THE IGNITION, FIRE UP THE SYSTEM, PLAY MY LITTLE PART IN SOMETHING BIG

  • Robertson (23) ranks third behind Connor McDavid (28) and Tage Thompson (25) in goals and ranks fifth in points (23-23—46).
  • He recorded his sixth three-point game (0-3—3) and 15th multi-point effort of the season on Dec. 17 at Carolina.
  • Robertson recorded his third career hat trick (3-0—3) in a 5-0 victory vs. Anaheim on Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center. He joined Kirill Kaprizov, Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne, Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mario Lemieux as players to score at least 80 goals in the first 152 career NHL games.
  • With 54 goals dating to Jan. 1, Robertson trails only Auston Matthews (56) for the most goals in the 2022 calendar year so far.
  • Robertson has recorded three hat tricks since his debut season in 2019-20, surpassing Jamie Benn (2) for the most by a Stars player of that span.
  • Robertson had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
  • Robertson has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week twice already this season for the weeks ending Nov. 27 and Nov. 6.
  • The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (81-90—171 in 160 GP).

CUT IT TO THE LEFT AND I ROCK

  • Forward Roope Hintz enters tonight’s game against the Blue Jackets with three points (2-1—3) over his past four games.
  • His goal against New Jersey on Dec. 13 represented his 19th career game-winning tally, the most by a Stars player since he entered the NHL in 2018-19.
  • Hintz has five points (2-3—5) in his past six games and 11 points (5-6—11) in his past nine.
  • The 26-year-old has skated in 31 contests this season with Dallas and shares second on the club in goals (13) and ranks second in points (13-22—35).
  • Among team leaders, he ranks second in assists (22) and game-winning tallies (3).
  • Hintz (3-1—4) recorded his second career hat trick and tied his career high for points in a game on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota.
  • Hintz’ three-goal effort gave the Stars two consecutive games with hat tricks (Jason Robertson, Dec. 1 vs. ANA).
  • He had a 10-game point streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 17, tallying 15 points (6-9—15) over that span including four multi-point efforts.
  • With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17 at Florida, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1967-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
  • Hintz ranks third on the team in multi-point games (9) behind Jason Robertson (15) and Jamie Benn (10).
  • Hintz is one of four players on the Stars to have a shorthanded goal this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
  • Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).
  • On Nov. 29 the Stars signed Hintz to an eight-year contract extension, which begins in the 2023-24 season and runs through the 2030-31 campaign. The eight-year contract extension is worth $67.6 million and has an average annual value (AAV) of $8.45 million.
  • In five NHL seasons, Hintz has earned 205 points (93-112—205) in 270 career NHL games. He’s tied for sixth in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) with six career shorthanded goals and ranks 12th with 19 career game-winning goals.

I’M ON MY FEET, I’M ON THE FLOOR, I’M GOOD TO GO

  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen skated in his 300th career NHL game on Dec. 10 vs. Detroit.
  • Heiskanen ranks 13th among Dallas Stars (1993-present) defensemen in games played (304) and is 29 away from tying Nicklas Grossmann (333) for 12th.
  • Heiskanen enters tonight’s game with points in four of his past six games (2-4—6) and has nine points (2-7—9) over his past nine.
  • He potted the first two goals of the game in the first period on Dec. 8 vs. Ottawa to become the seventh defenseman in franchise history (1967-present) to record two goals in an opening frame.
  • Heiskanen’s two-goal night represented his third career multi-goal game. Among blueliners in franchise history, only Craig Hartsburg (6) and Brad Maxwell (3) had as many before age 24.
  • Heiskanen’s two goals were scored in a span of 1:48 – the fifth-fastest two tallies by a defenseman in franchise history. Sergei Zubov holds the franchise mark (0:57 on Nov. 25, 2001).
  • Heiskanen had a season-high three points (0-3—3) in the Stars’ win over Anaheim on Dec. 1.
  • The 23-year-old ranks fifth on the Stars and shares eighth among NHL defensemen in points (5-20—25). He also paces the Stars and ranks sixth in the league in TOI/GP (25:25).
  • Heiskanen has 38 goals, 118 assists and 156 points in 304 career NHL games while averaging 24:13 TOI over that span.

SAY HELLO TO GOOD TIMES, TRADE UP FOR THE FAST RIDE

  • On Dec. 10 vs. Detroit, rookie defenseman Nils Lundkvist (1-0—1) became the 10th rookie in franchise history (1967-present) to score an overtime goal and just the fourth rookie defenseman to do so, joining Julius Honka (April 4, 2017), Esa Lindell (Dec. 23, 2016) and John Klingberg (March 28, 2015).
  • Lundkvist became the third rookie to score an overtime goal this season, joining New Jersey’s Fabian Zetterlund (Nov. 5 at CGY) and Seattle’s Matty Beniers (Dec. 1 vs. WSH).
  • Lundkvist had a career-best three-game point streak (2-2—4) from Dec. 8-12 and has nine points (3-6—9) in 28 games with the Stars.
  • Selected by the Rangers in the first round (28th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Lundkvist was acquired by the Stars for a conditional first-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft and a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft on Sept. 19.
  • He made his Stars debut and picked up his first point with the club (0-1—1) in the regular-season opener Nov. 13 at Nashville.
  • Lundkvist shares third among Dallas d-men in goals (3) and points (3-6—9), shares fourth in assists (6) and ranks second among club blueliners in shots on goal (49).

SALT, SWEAT, SUGAR ON THE ASPHALT

  • Stars captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) scored his 342nd career goal on Dec. 17 at Carolina to tie Brian Bellows for second place on the franchise’s all-time goals list. Mike Modano is the franchise leader with 557 goals.
  • Benn (342-456—798 in 980 GP) is two points away from joining Modano (557-802—1,359 in 1,459 GP) and Neal Broten (274-593—867 in 992 GP) as the only players in franchise history with 800 or more career points.
  • He has 18 points (9-9—18) over his past 19 games and 29 points (13-16—29) overall (32 GP).
  • With the most points in a single month in his career (10-13—23), Benn trailed only Jason Robertson (15-11—26) for the most points by any player in the NHL during the month of November. He also ranked fifth during that time in goals (10).
  • Benn registered his 10th multi-point game of the season with a two-assist night (0-2—2) against St. Louis on Nov. 28.
  • Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
  • Benn (7) trails only Dino Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in franchise history (1967-present).
    Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
  • Among team leaders, the 33-year-old shares second in goals (13), ranks fourth in points (13-16—29) and sixth in assists (16). He also leads the Stars in power-play goals (7) and ranks second in power-play points (14).

CHASE THIS LIGHT WITH ME

  • With the game-winning goal in sudden death on Dec. 8 vs. Ottawa, forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) scored his 10th career overtime goal to surpass Mike Modano for sole possession of second place in franchise history behind only Jamie Benn (11).
  • The OT tally marked Seguin’s 47th game-winning goal with Dallas. Only two players in franchise history have more: Modano (92) and Benn (52).
  • The Brampton, Ontario native enters Monday’s matchup against Columbus with eight points (2-6—8) in his past 13 games and 23 points (6-17—23) in 32 games overall this season.
  • With his first of two assists (0-2—2) on Nov. 19 against the New York Islanders, Seguin recorded career point No. 700, becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark.
  • Seguin leads the 2010 draft class in points (311-398—709), ranks second in goals (311) and shares fourth with a +67 rating. He also leads the class with 56 game-winning goals and shares second with 10 overtime markers.

I, I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN FUTURES

  • Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (0-2—2) registered his second career multi-point game with two assists, including the primary helper on Tyler Seguin’s overtime-winning marker on Dec. 8 against Ottawa.
  • Johnston has five points (2-3—5) in his past 10 games and 12 points (7-5—12) in 32 games overall.
  • He potted his seventh goal of the season on Dec. 1 vs. Anaheim. The only rookies with more are Seattle’s Matty Beniers (11) and Ottawa’s Shane Pinto (10).
  • At 19 years, 173 days, he became the first teenager in franchise history (1967-present) to record a three-game goal streak on the road with his goal on Nov. 3 at Arizona. The last teenager to have a longer road run was Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov (4 GP in 2019-20).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) on Oct. 25 against Boston, Johnston became the third youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to score in consecutive games. Johnston followed Valeri Nichushkin (2 GP in 2013-14) and Miro Heiskanen (2x in 2018-10, both 2 GP).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) in the season opener on Oct. 13, Johnston became the youngest player in Dallas Stars history to score a goal in his NHL debut (19 years, 151 days) and second youngest in franchise history with at least one goal in his NHL debut, behind Dave Archibald (18 years, 179 days on Oct. 10, 1987). Mike Modano (19 years, 120 days on Oct. 5, 1989) scored in his first regular-season NHL game but had debuted during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

WE’RE THE SAME, WE’RE THE SAME, YEAH, IT’S UNDERSTOOD

  • Defensemen Esa Lindell and Colin Miller are among the league’s leaders in plus-minus for defensemen at +16 apiece.
  • Lindell, who is +9 over his past 16 games and has finished with a plus or even rating in 26 of his 32 games this season, shares fifth among league blueliners with a +16 rating.
  • The Vantaa, Finland native tied his single game high with a +4 rating on Nov. 3 at Arizona.
  • Lindell leads the Stars in blocked shots (55), ranks fourth in hits (49) and ranks second among Stars defensemen with 10 points (3-7—10) in 32 games.
  • The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.
  • Miller, who has finished with a plus or even rating in 26 of his 31 games this season, shares fifth among NHL d-men with a +16 rating and is +9 over his past 15 games.
  • Among team leaders, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native ranks fifth overall in hits (47) and ranks seventh in blocked shots (26).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Dec. 19, 2022 Game No. 31 (10-18-2, 22 pts.)
vs. Dallas Stars (18-8-6, 42 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 20 (8-10-1, 17 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: DEC. 17, 2022 – CBJ 2 at BOS 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Jenner (11), PP – Laine (9)
BOS Goal Scorers: PP – Pastrnak (20), PP – Krejci (9), Hall (13), Nosek (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (35/39; 57:05); BOS – Swayman (31/33; 59:11)
CBJ PP: 2/5; PK: 1/3 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / BOS: 39
3 Stars: 1. Bergeron, BOS; 2. Pastrnak, BOS; 3. Swayman, BOS
Noteworthy: CBJ lost their 3rd consecutive game… CBJ tied the game at one 14:00 into the 2nd, but BOS scored 3 consecutive goals (1 in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd) to win… CBJ scored 2 PPG for the 4th time this season… Jenner scored his team-leading 11th goal of the campaign… Laine recorded his 5th multi-point game of the season (1-1-2)… Gaudreau notched his team-leading 6th multi-assist/9th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (24 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (22 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (19 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (17 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (17 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (16 games)
Korpisalo (lower body); Placed on IR (retro to Dec. 9); 1-2 weeks (4 games)
Jenner (thumb); Placed on IR (Dec. 19) approximately 4 weeks
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 177

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 19 Placed Jenner on Injured Reserve and recalled Dunne from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 12 Recalled Tarasov from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 10 Placed Korpisalo on Injured Reserve and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 5 Recalled Marchenko from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 1 Activated Laine and Merzlikins off IR and assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 1 Signed 2022 2nd round pick Luca Del Bel Belluz and 2021 5th round pick James Malatesta to 3-year entry level contracts

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7:00pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 FM

AGAINST THE STARS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. DAL)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. DAL)
All-Time Series: 31-32-0-7 (17-14-0-5 vs. DAL)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 4-5-1 | 8-1-1
All-Time GF/GA: 165-193
All-Time SF/SA: 1,876-2,073
All-Time PP: 41-of-236
All-Time PK: 229-of-263

THE LAST GAME VS. DAL: DEC. 2, 2021 – CBJ 2 at DAL 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Jenner (11), Texier (7)
DAL Goal Scorers: Robertson (6), Seguin (6), Robertson (7)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (34/37, 58:03); DAL – Oettinger (20/22, 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 22 / DAL: 37
3 Stars: 1. Robertson, DAL; 2. Hakanpaa, DAL; 3. Tarasov, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for the 3rd-straight game… DAL scored 1:08 into the game before CBJ led 2-1 1:25 into the 2nd period… Dal scored goals 49 seconds apart (16:25 and 17:14) in 2nd period to retake the lead… Tarasov made his NHL debut in net… Jenner scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season… Boqvist tallied an assist giving him 3-3-6 in his last 5 GP… Gavrikov recorded his 11th assist of the season.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Feb. 18 at DAL

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. DAL)
CBJ are 17-7-2 vs. DAL since 2012-13 season… CBJ have recorded points in 4-straight home games of the series (3-0-1) and in 12 of the last 14 contests played at NWA dating back to 1/28/13 (10-2-2)… CBJ have killed off all 9 DAL power play chances over the last 6 meetings dating back to 3/13/21… The home team has recorded points in the last seven consecutive meetings (6-0-1)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 7 of the last 10 games of the series… 10 of past 15 overall meetings have been decided by single goal (4 after reg.)… Most goals scored vs. DAL: 6 (12/29/15)… Most goals allowed vs. DAL: 7 (1/31/09).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. DAL)
Dunne made NHL debut on 4/15/21 at DAL… Jenner played his 500th NHL career game on 2/2/21 vs. DAL… Laine notched his 2nd (11/8/16 vs. DAL) and 3rd (2/14/17 vs. DAL) career hat tricks… Nyquist registered 1st NHL point (assist) on 1/3/12 at DAL… Tarasov made his NHL debut on 12/2/21 at DAL stopping 34-of-37 shots – a franchise record for the most saves in an NHL debut… Voracek notched a goal and assist in his NHL debut on 10/10/08 at DAL; played in his 100th NHL career game on 11/19/09 at DAL.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. DAL
•Gaudreau – 10-8-18 in 21 career GP, including points in eight of his 11 career home games against the club (6-3-9)
•Laine – 19-7-26 in 26 career GP, including five multi-point efforts – with two hat tricks – in 14 career home outings against Dallas
•Merzlikins – 2-1-0 with a 2.29 GAA and .924 SV% in 5 GP, including a 2-0-0 record with a 1.60 GAA and .944 SV% in three career home contests
•Nyquist – 3-7-10 in 17 career GP, including assists in two of his last three home outings (0-2-2).
•Roslovic – 2-9-11 in 18 career GP, including assists in five-straight games played at home (1-7-8)

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
HIT THE ROAD, (BLUE) JACK(ETS)
The Blue Jackets lost their third consecutive game and fell to 7-9-2 in the last 18 games overall following a 4-2 loss at Boston on Saturday. The club concluded a three-game road trip on Saturday going 0-3-0 and will play its lone home contest of a five-game stretch from December 13-23 on Monday against Dallas. Columbus is in the middle of a stretch of six-of-eight contests on the road from December 13-29. The Blue Jackets play two of their next three contests against Central Division opponents, also playing at Chicago on Thursday. The team plays 15 games in the month of December with two sets of back-to-back games (Dec. 6 at PIT/Dec. 7 vs. BUF; Dec. 19 vs. DAL/Dec. 20 at PHI).

IMPROVING OF LATE
CBJ are 7-9-2 in their past 18 outings despite amassing 128-man games lost due to injury/illness during that span. The club is averaging 2.94 goals-for and 3.72 goals-against per game, while converting 21.6 percent on the power play and 76.7 percent when killing penalties. On the flip side, Columbus went 3-9-0 with a 2.50 GF/GP, 4.58 GA/GP, 6.1 PP pct. and 79.0 PK pct. through its first 12 contests of the season.

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners have collected 2-8-10 in the last nine games and 13-34-47 in 30 games this season. Vladislav Gavrikov, who has 0-5-5 in his last 10 games, notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Nov. 15 vs. the Flyers, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19). Erik Gudbranson, who has 0-2-2 in the last four contests, ranks third on the Blue Jackets in blocked shots (52) and fourth in hits (55) and has collected 1-7-8 and 19 penalty minutes in his first 29 contests with Columbus this season.

ROOKIE REPORT
The club currently has nine rookies on the roster with forwards Liam Foudy, Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko and Carson Meyer along with defensemen Tim Berni, Nick Blankenburg (injured), Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen as well as goaltender Daniil Tarasov. They have combined for 12-18-30 in 30 games in 2022-23. CBJ rank third-T among NHL team rookies in goals and fifth-T in points. Johnson ranks fifth-T among NHL rookies in goals, seventh-T points-per-game (.52; min. 15 GP) and ninth in points with 6-8-14 in 27 games. He has registered 3-5-8 in his last 16 outings. Bjork, who recorded an assist on Saturday, has posted 2-5-7 in his first 17 NHL games. He ranks second among NHL rookie defensemen in points-per-game (.41; min. 10 GP). The blueliner tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Nov. 12 at NY Islanders and picking up his first career assist on Nov. 15 vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.

LAINE IT UP
Winger Patrik Laine recorded his fifth multi-point effort of the season with one goal and one assist at Boston on Saturday. The forward, who has missed two separate stretches due to elbow and ankle injuries, ranks fourth-T in the NHL in goals in the month of December with 7-4-11 in 10 outings. A season after finishing at a point-per-game pace for the first time in his career at 26-30-56 in 56 contests, the 24-year-old has registered 9-6-15 in his first 17 contests of the 2022-23 campaign.

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Left wing Johnny Gaudreau collected his team-leading ninth multi-point effort of the season with two assists on Saturday. The forward has posted points in eight of his last 11 outings (3-12-15). He ranks fourth-T in the NHL in assists – one off the League lead – and ninth in points since November 10 with 5-19-24 in 18 contests. The six-time All-Star leads the club in assists and points and ranks second in goals with 10-23-33 in 30 games while recording points in 20 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 9-16-25 in 19 outings to rank ninth-T in the NHL in points at home this season. He played in his 324th consecutive game on Saturday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,015) and Brent Burns (710). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, ranks third in the League in assists and points for the 2022 calendar year with 38-77-115 in 83 contests with the Flames and Blue Jackets.

CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner, who scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season on Saturday, has now registered 3-5-8 in his last 10 contests and 10-8-18 in his past 20 contests since Nov. 4. He finished the month of November with 8-3-11 in 11 contests, which was the third-most goals in the month in franchise history (tied). The forward ranks 14th-T in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 10-9-19 in 19 outings. He also ranks fifth in the NHL in faceoff wins (355-of-635 faceoffs; 55.9 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal on Nov.15 vs. Philadelphia, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the
franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (306).

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

  1. Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
  2. Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
  3. Boone Jenner 619 2013-current (10 seasons)
  4. Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
  5. David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

THINGS ARE LOOKING ROSIE
Jack Roslovic has collected 2-6-8 in his last nine games, including recording his third career four-point game on Dec. 11 vs. Los Angeles (2-2-4). He tallied 2-1-3 in the second period, matching the franchise record for most points in a period (47th time; MR: Sean Kuraly with 2-1-3 on 11/17/22 vs. MTL). The forward also recorded both a power play goal and shorthanded goal in the second frame, which is the ninth time in franchise history a player has scored a PPG/SHG in the same game (MR: Kristian Huselius, 11/19/09 at DAL) and fourth time it has been accomplished in a single period (MR: Rick Nash: second period on 1/27/09 vs. DET). He is also the first Blue Jacket since Artemi Panerin (3, 2018) with multiple four-point games in a calendar year (3-1-4 at Detroit on Apr. 9).

TOUGH TO REPLACE Z
Defenseman Zach Werenski recorded his first multi-point game of the season with 1-1-2 in a win over Philadelphia on Nov. 10 to extend his points-streak to three-straight games (1-3-4) before leaving the with an upper body injury. Unfortunately, that was the last CBJ will likely see the club’s top defenseman this regular season as it was announced Friday that he suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum and likely to miss six months. He led the club’s blueliners in goals, assists and points at the time of the injury with 3-5-8 in 13 games. The two-time NHL All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22.