The Dallas Stars are in Columbus tonight to play the CBJ for the final time this season. The Stars won the previous meeting 5-3 on February 2nd.
In that game, Dante Fabbro took a nasty elbow to the face from Mason Marchment that gave Fabbro a concussion. Marchment was wearing a full-face shield during that game. Will Fabbro take a run at Marchment?
Stars Stats
- Power Play - 20.6 PP% - 20th in the league
- Penalty Kill - 85% - 1st in the league
- Goals For - 188 - 5th - 3.30 Goals per Game - 5th
- Goals Against - 143 - 3rd - Goals per Game - 2.51 - 4th
Series History vs. The Stars
- Columbus is 17-16-5 at home and 32-36-7 in 75 all-time games against Dallas.
- The Jackets are 2-7-1 in the last 10 vs. the Stars.
- The Blue Jackets are 10-4-2 in the last 16 at NWA.
Who To Watch For The Stars
- Matt Duchene leads the Stars with 23 goals and 59 points.
- Jason Robertson has 23 goals and 54 points.
- Jake Oettinger is 27-12-2 with a .912 SV%.
- Casey DeSmith is 10-6-0 with a .913 SV%.
CBJ Player Notes vs. The Stars
- Zach Werenski has 12 points in 18 career games against the Stars. He also has a 22-game home points streak.
- James van Riemsdyk has 17 points in 24 games.
- Damon Severson has 8 points in 18 games against Dallas.
Injuries
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (54 Games)
- Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve (36 Games)
- Sean Monahan (upper body); is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 7 (16 Games)
- Kevin Labanc (lower body); is on Injured Reserve on Feb. 21 (1 Game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 245
How To Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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