DALLAS STARS NOTES:
INJURIES Man-games lost, 2023-24: 6
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
C Roope Hintz Upper body 1 Oct. 12
C Radek Faksa Upper body 4 Nov. 1-pres.
C Matt Duchene Upper body 1 Nov. 6-pres
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars are back on the road for another three-game road trip beginning tonight in Columbus. (6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+/Hulu, The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second and final meeting of the regular season between the Stars and Blue Jackets, which opened with a 5-3 Dallas victory on Oct. 30 at American Airlines Center. The Stars enter tonight’s game with a 7-3-1 record (15 points), good for second place in the Central Division. The Blue Jackets are 4-5-3 (11 points) and sixth in the Metropolitan.
BECAUSE MY HEART IS IN OHIO
– The Stars are 1-0 vs. the Blue Jackets this season, winning 5-3 at American Airlines Center on Oct. 30. – Five different skaters scored for Dallas that night, including defenseman Thomas Harley (1-0—1) and forwards Roope Hintz (1-1— 2), Matt Duchene (1-0—1), Evgenii Dadonov (1-1—2) and Wyatt Johnston (1-1—2). – Captain Jamie Benn (0-2—2) and forward Jason Robertson (0-2—2) each had two assists while forward Mason Marchment (0-1— 1) and defenseman Nils Lundkvist (0-1—1) also had helpers. – Dallas is 41-24-8 all-time vs. Columbus, including a 20-11-6 mark on the road. – The Stars enter tonight’s game with points in six of their past 10 trips to Nationwide Arena (3-4-3), including a 2-1 victory on Dec. 19, 2022. – Dallas has also logged wins in six of the past eight games (6-2-0) overall vs. Columbus. NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES C Roope Hintz Upper body 1 Oct. 12 C Radek Faksa Upper body 4 Nov. 1-pres. C Matt Duchene Upper body 1 Nov. 6-pres – Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (19) and points (19-21—40) and ranks third in assists (21) in 48 career games against Columbus. Pavelski also paces the club in power-play goals (6) and shots on goal (135) against the Jackets. – Forward Matt Duchene, who recorded 12 points (4-8—12) in 23 games with the Blue Jackets in 2018-19, has recorded eight goals and 25 points (8-17—25) in 40 career games vs. Columbus. Duchene’s first goal with Dallas came in the club’s 5-3 win over Columbus on Oct. 30. – Captain Jamie Benn ranks second among active Stars in goals (10), ranks second in assists (21) and third overall in points (10-23— 33) in 40 games vs. Columbus. – Forward Tyler Seguin enters tonight’s game with nine goals and 13 points (9-4—13) in 21 career games against the Blue Jackets. – Forward Jason Robertson has four goals and seven points (4-3—7) in 10 career games vs. the Blue Jackets. – Forward Roope Hintz has three goals and nine points (3-6—9) in 12 career games against Columbus. – Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (34) and ranks second in points (2-34—36) in a team-high 64 career games vs. Columbus. – Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 8-0-1 with a 1.75 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and one shutout in nine career appearances against the Blue Jackets. His lone shutout vs. Columbus was a 21-save performance in Dallas’ 5-0 victory on March 6, 2021. – Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-1-2 with a 2.65 GAA and .919 SV% in four career appearances against the Blue Jackets.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Tarasov (knee); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 9); Week-to-Week (12 Games)
Laine (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Retro to Oct. 20); Day-to-Day (8 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 30
AGAINST THE STARS
2023-24 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 vs. DAL)
2022-23 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 vs. DAL)
All-Time Series: 32-34-0-7 (17-15-0-5 vs. DAL)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 3-6-1 | 7-2-1
All-Time GF/GA: 173-201
All-Time SF/SA: 1,965-2,169
All-Time PP: 41-of-241
All-Time PK: 233-of-267
THE LAST GAME VS. DAL: OCT. 30, 2023 – CBJ 3 at DAL 5 CBJ
Goal Scorers: Voronkov (1), Severson (1), Kuraly (2)
DAL Goal Scorers: Harley (2), Hintz (3), Duchene (1), Dadonov (2), EN – Johnston (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (28/32; 57:13); DAL – Oettinger (22/25; 59:34)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / DAL: 33
3 Stars: 1. Duchene, DAL; 2. Hintz, DAL; 3. Robertson, DAL
Noteworthy: DAL scored 27 seconds into the game, but CBJ scored 2 consecutive goals to take the lead, 2-1, after the 1st… DAL scored 4 consecutive goals to lead 4-2, with CBJ scoring with 2:50 left in the 3rd to make the final 5-3… Voronkov scored his 1st career NHL goal… Severson scored his 1st career CBJ goal… Provorov recorded his team-leading 7th assist of the campaign to give him 0-5-5 in past 6 games.
NOTED
(Team Highlights vs. DAL) CBJ are 18-9-2 vs. DAL since 2012-13 season… CBJ are 2-3-0 in the last 5 meetings, but the Stars have won 6 of the last 8 contests since 3/14/21 (CBJ; 2-5-1)… CBJ have killed off all 13 DAL power play chances over the last 9 meetings dating back to 3/13/21 and 19- of-20 chances over the past 11 dating back to 3/4/21… CBJ have registered points in 12 of the last 15 meetings at NWA dating back to 1/28/13 (10-3-2)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in each of the last 2 meetings and 5 of the past 7 since 4/15/21… 11 of past 18 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)
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… Voronkov scored his 1st career NHL goal on 10/30/23 at DAL.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. DAL
•Gaudreau – 10-8-18 in 23 career GP, including points in 8 of his 12 career home contests against the Stars (6-3-9) •Roslovic – 2-11-13 in 21 career GP, including assists in each of his last 6 home games vs. the club (1-8-9) •Severson – 2-6-8 in 16 career GP, including points in 2-straight (1-1-2) and 5 of his last 6 appearances against the Stars (1-4-5) •Werenski – 4-8-12 in 16 career GP, including 3-3-6 with points in 4 of his last 5 games against the club, goals in each of his last 3 games played at home (3-2-5) and points in each of his last 4 home outings (3-3-6) as well as picking up points in 7 of his 9 contests at Nationwide Arena in his career (4-6-10)
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
NICE TO SEE YOU, NOVEMEBR The Blue Jackets fell in both games of their two-game road trip, falling 2-1 at Washington on Saturday and 5-4 in overtime at Florida on Monday. The Blue Jackets are in a stretch of eight-of-10 games played against Eastern Conference teams from Oct. 26-Nov. 14. The only two games against the Western Conference during the stretch come against the Dallas Stars (Oct. 30 at Dallas, Nov. 9 at Columbus). The club plays 15 games in the month, including three back-to-back sets (Nov. 11 at Detroit/Nov. 12 at NY Rangers, Nov. 18 at Washington/Nov. 19 at Philadelphia and Nov. 26 at Carolina/Nov. 27 vs. Boston).
JACKETS ON THE KILL Columbus has killed off all 13 opponent power play opportunities over the past five contests. The club ranks eighth in the NHL in penalty kill percentage this season at 86.8 pct. (33-of-38) and second in penalty kill percentage since Oct. 10 (92.6 pct.), killing off 25- of-27 opponent power play chances over the last nine games.
BLOCK IT LIKE IT’S HOT CBJ posted the third-highest total of blocked shots in a game this season with 30 in Monday’s game at Florida. It was also tied for the second-most (third time) blocked shots in a single game in franchise history (stats kept since 2005-06), trailing only 34 blocked shots registered on Mar. 17, 2012 at Vancouver. The club ranks second in the NHL in blocked shots-per-60 minutes (19.61) and third in blocked shots this season (239). Defenseman Erik Gudbranson leads the team and ranks ninth-T among all NHL skaters in blocked shots in 2023- 24 with 33. He has posted points in two of the last three games (1-2-3) after notching the game winner on Nov. 2 vs. Tampa Bay and picking up his fourth career multi-assist outing with two assists on Monday at Florida.
SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS The Blue Jackets have outshot five (Minnesota, Anaheim, Montreal, the NY Islanders and Washington) of their last eight opponents, outshooting the opposition by a combined 20 shots over the stretch. The team outshot the Wild 54-28 (+26) in the 5-4 overtime win at Minnesota on Oct. 21. The 54 shots on goal tied for the fourth-most in a single game in franchise history and was the second-most in a win, trailing only the 60 shots recorded in a 3-2 SOW at Arizona on Dec. 3, 2016. The +26-shot differential was tied for the third-highest in a win in franchise history, trailing only +28 (44-16) recorded in a 2-0 win vs. Detroit on Feb. 7, 2020 and +27 (47-20) in a 3-1 victory over Nashville on Apr. 27, 2013. It also tied the record for largest shot differential in a road victory after also finishing +26 (60-34) in a 3- 2 SO win at Arizona on Dec. 3, 2016. FROM THE BLUE LINE Blue Jackets’ blueliners posted 0-4-4 on Monday at Florida and have combined for 3-21-24 over the past nine contests. They have collected 5-24-29 in 12 games this season to rank eighth-T among NHL defensive units in assists and 12th in points. Defenseman Ivan Provorov has collected assists in eight of 12 games played this season (0-9-9) and leads the team in assists and points, while also ranking seventh-T among NHL blueliners in assists. He set a new career high with assists in four-straight games (0-4-4) from Oct. 20-26. Blueliner Damon Severson scored his first goal as a Blue Jacket on Oct. 30 at Dallas and has collected 1-3-4 in his first 12 games with the club, while David Jiricek has recorded 1-2-3 in 10 outings this season to rank fifth-T in scoring among NHL rookie blueliners.
