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Evgenii Dadonov's 2 third-period goals push Stars past Blue Jackets 5-3

Kirill Marchenko takes puck to jaw while sitting on bench

Dadonov’s tie-breaking deflection was confirmed via video review for not having his stick above the crossbar. He added a wraparound goal with 4:13 left.

Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist while Mason Marchment and Logan Stankoven also scored for the Stars, who have won five consecutive games. Casey DeSmith made 27 saves.

Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli and Ivan Provorov scored for the Blue Jackets, who had three one-goal leads. They lost after winning their three previous games — all in overtime. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 34 shots.

Marchment played for the first time in 18 games after being hit in the face with a shot puck on Dec. 27. He also drew a penalty on his first shift while rushing the net.

Takeaways Blue Jackets: They finished down two players, losing defenseman Dante Fabbro during the first period and forward Kirill Marchenko (team-high 21 goals) during the second period. It was Sillinger’s 100th career point and second goal in three games.

Stars: Rookie forward Mavrik Bourque was helped off the ice late in the third period after taking a puck off the face. Defenseman Thomas Harley had two assists. Forward Mikael Granlund, acquired Saturday from San Jose, had an assist. Rookie defenseman Lian Bichsel registered his first NHL assist.

Key moment The Stars killed off a 6-on-4 Columbus power play during the final four minutes.

Key stat Dallas’ NHL-best home penalty kill went 3 for 3 and is 65 for 72 (90.3%).

Up next The Stars will visit Anaheim on Tuesday in the first of six consecutive road games, three each on both sides of the 4 Nations break. The Blue Jackets will finish a four-game road trip Tuesday at Buffalo.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:43 Cole Sillinger Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (19), James van Riemsdyk (13)
Goal 1st Period 13:36 Mason Marchment Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Lian Bichsel (1), Mavrik Bourque (8)
Goal 2nd Period 4:58 Adam Fantilli Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (17), Kirill Marchenko (34)
Goal 2nd Period 6:03 Logan Stankoven Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (31)
Goal 2nd Period 12:02 Ivan Provorov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Pyyhtia (3), Justin Danforth (7)
Goal 2nd Period 15:49 Wyatt Johnston Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Harley (18), Jason Robertson (31)
Goal 3rd Period 11:22 Evgenii Dadonov Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Harley (19), Ilya Lyubushkin (11)
Goal 3rd Period 15:47 Evgenii Dadonov Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Wyatt Johnston (30), Jamie Benn (19)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 15
31 Hits 22
3 Takeaways 3
30 Shots 39
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 37
42.2 Faceoff Win Percent 57.8
15 Giveaways 17
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mikko Rantanen, RW Injured Reserve Mar 10
Roope Hintz, C Out Mar 7
Radek Faksa, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 44 19 94 6
Pittsburgh 35 18 86 16
Columbus 37 21 85 11
NY Islanders 39 26 83 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 33 65 9

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 46 13 102 10
Dallas 43 15 97 11
Minnesota 40 19 92 12
Utah 36 28 78 6
Nashville 32 28 73 9
Winnipeg 29 29 70 12
St. Louis 28 30 67 11
Chicago 26 31 64 12
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