Dmitri Voronkov tallied his first NHL goal but the Blue Jackets were no match for the Stars as they lost 5-3 to Dallas at American Airlines Center on Monday night.
1st Period
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| DAL STARS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Dallas opened the scoring at 0:27 on a two-on-one rush where Jason Robertson's cross-ice feed found Thomas Harley at the left doorstep for the goal.
Early two-on-rush from DAL as Robertson (21) finds Harley (55) at the left doorstep with a cross-ice feed. No chance for Merzlikins (90). #CBJ 0-1 #TexasHockey https://t.co/F8Uz4vjPPZ
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 31, 2023
Former Blue Jacket Matt Duchene had a golden opportunity to double the lead at 4:12 after a Jake Bean giveaway but was denied by Elvis Merzlikins.
On the ensuing rush at 4:37, Voronkov scored his first career NHL goal when he finished off a centering feed from Cole Sillinger, who received the puck from a no-look backhand feed from Kent Johnson.
Kent Johnson (91) starts this play with a no-look backhand feed to Sillinger (4) at the right doorstep. Sillinger then centers the puck to Voronkov (10) who's able to find the net. #CBJ 1-1 #TexasHockey https://t.co/vwzjS8cD5S
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 31, 2023
Damon Severson gave the Blue Jackets the lead at 13:41 with a knuckling left-circle blast at four-on-four.
Fantilli's (11) pass is deflected but still finds Severson (78), who blasts a knuckle puck past Oettinger (29) from the left circle. #CBJ 2-1 #TexasHockey https://t.co/qYCzb4f4Sq
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 31, 2023
Columbus took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission while trailing 9-7 in shots on goal.
2nd Period
Roope Hintz tied the game at 5:52 when he deflected a point shot from Robertson.
#TexasHockey Hintz goal pic.twitter.com/QUeOmxiSvB
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 31, 2023
Dallas thought they took the lead at 9:37 with a Mason Marchment goal, but the Blue Jackets won an offsides challenge.
The teams were tied at two entering the third period with Dallas leading 18-13 in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Duchene gave the Stars the lead at 2:49, scoring on a wide-open net from the right circle.
#TexasHockey Duchene goal pic.twitter.com/GT5jPqXzW0
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 31, 2023
Evgenii Dadonov doubled Dallas' lead at 12:25 on a sharp-angle shot from the bottom of the right circle.
#TexasHockey Dadonov goal pic.twitter.com/PGgktFGNlZ
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 31, 2023
Wyatt Johnston extended his team's lead with an empty net goal at 16:20.
Sean Kuraly cut the Dallas lead to two at 17:08, capitalizing off a rebound in front of the net with a backhand shot from the right doorstep.
#CBJ Kuraly (2) goal pic.twitter.com/52rMVTcC4a
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 31, 2023
The Stars won 5-3 and handed the Blue Jackets their fourth-straight loss. Columbus is now 3-4-2.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 25-33 DAL
- Face-off %: CBJ 41.8-58.2 DAL
- Power play: CBJ 0/3-0/3 DAL
- Giveaways: CBJ 5-11 DAL
- Takeaways: CBJ 8-6 DAL
- Blocked shots: CBJ 15-17 DAL
- Hits: CBJ 15-9 DAL
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 1.63-3.55 DAL
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 47-55 DAL
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 19-23 DAL
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 18-33 DAL
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 9-18 DAL
Injury Update
Patrik Laine remains on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 20 with an upper-body injury.
Next Up
The Jackets return to Columbus to face the Lightning on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club travels to Washington, D.C to take on the Capitals on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
