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Jet Greaves stopped all 28 shots faced and Charlie Coyle celebrated his 1,000th career NHL game in winning fashion Thursday night as the Columbus Blue Jackets shut out the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Thursday night.
It was the third shutout of Greaves' career and his first of the season.
Zach Werenski's goal at the 8:48 mark of the first period was the only one of the game and was his 19th of the season.
Werenski leads all NHL defensemen in goals.
Coyle, who took the opening draw and was given a standing ovation during a television timeout, nearly made the special moment even better with a late empty-netter in what would have been the 200th goal of his career, but the goal was wiped off by officials immediately for being offsides.
"It was kind of loud at that point," said Coyle, admitting he was unsure if the goal had counted. "(Adam) Fantilli came to give me a hug, so I just hugged him and then it was no goal, but (there were) 11 seconds left and we have the lead. I was pretty happy."
Here's how the Blue Jackets picked up two more points and won for the fifth time in their last six games:
1st Period:
(8:48 — CBJ Goal): Werenski's goal starts comes right after a great play from Damon Severson to keep the puck in the Dallas zone. He gently moves it to Werenski via a backhand pass; Werenski then skates into the circle and fires through traffic, beating Dallas goaltender Casey DeSmith to put Columbus up 1-0.
Zach Werenski leads all NHL defensemen with 19 goals, including this one to give the #CBJ an early 1-0 lead.pic.twitter.com/PxKzZlVN8d
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) January 23, 2026
2nd Period:
No goals in the second period, compliments of 12 saves from Greaves, including five on high-danger chances. The Stars went nearly nine minutes without a shot on goal in the latter half of the frame until a couple in the closing seconds. Columbus had a total of seven shots on goal in the frame, and each team had 20 shot attempts.
3rd Period:
Another scoreless period in what head coach Rick Bowness called a game that was "far more entertaining than the score would tell you", Greaves stopped all ten shots face en route to the shutout. There were just four high-danger chances in the period, all by Dallas.
| DAL | GAME STATS | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 49% | FACEOFFS | 51% |
| 0/2 | POWER PLAY | 0/1 |
| 1/1 | PENALTY KILL | 2/2 |
| 7 | HITS | 35 |
| 14 | GIVEAWAYS | 14 |
| 5 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
| 10 | BLOCKED SHOTS | 17 |
| ALL SITUATIONS ADVANCED STATS | ||
| 61 | SHOT ATTEMPTS | 46 |
| 35 | SCORING CHANCES | 12 |
| 14 | HIGH-DANGER CHANCES | 3 |
| Advanced Data Via NaturalStatTrick.com | ||
Stat Chat:
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Coyle's 1000th NHL game in this one made him the sixth player from the 2010 NHL Draft to hit that mark. He is also the fifth player to skate in his 1,000th NHL game while doing so with Columbus. The others: Sergei Fedorov, Vinny Prospal, Scott Hartnell, and Jakub Voracek.
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Bowness was looking for a more physical game, and he got it — at least from the Blue Jackets side of things. They out-hit the Stars 35-7 for the game.
- The advanced metrics in this game all favored Dallas, with the Stars nearly tripling Columbus on scoring chances (35-12) and ending with a 14-3 advantage on high-danger chances. Jet was clutch all game long.
Up Next:
The five-game homestand continues with a Saturday night battle against the Tampa Bay Lightning, who currently sit tied atop the Atlantic Division with 66 points and a 31-13-4 record. It'll be the second half of a back-to-back for Tampa, as they're in Chicago on Friday night. Puck-drop is 7:00 p.m.
