The Columbus Blue Jackets [http://thn.com/columbus] are back home for the second game of a five-game home stand to take on the Dallas Stars [http://thn.com/dallas] at 7 PM. Dallas Stars - 28-13-9 - 65 Points - 3-5-2 in the last 10 - Won 1 - 2nd in the Central Columbus Blue Jackets - 22-20-7 - 51 Points - 5-4-1 in the last 10 - Lost 1 - 7th in the Metro Team Notes Per CBJ PR * Columbus had its overall four-game win streak and four-game home points streak (3-0-1) snapped with a 4-1 loss to Ottawa on Tuesday. * The club continues a season-long five-game homestand on Thursday and is in a stretch of seven-of-eight games played at Nationwide Arena from Jan. 13-28 (2-1-0). * The Jackets have scored the first goal in 13 of the last 18 contests and 16 of the past 23. The team ranks sixth-T in the NHL in games scoring first in 2025-26 (28). * Columbus leads the NHL in goals by defensemen and ranks fourth in points with 37-86-123 in 49 contests. * CBJ are 5-of-14 on the power play in the last 5 games and rank third-T in the NHL in PP pct. since Jan. 11 (35.7 pct.). * The Blue Jackets rank 10th in the NHL in team save percentage since Dec. 22 (.906 in 14 GP). Player Notes Per CBJ PR * Charlie Coyle is slated to become the sixth player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 1,000-game milestone on Thursday vs. Dallas (199-316-515, 999 GP). He will also become the fifth player to play in his 1,000th game while in a Blue Jackets uniform (Sergei Fedorov, Vinny Prospal, Scott Hartnell, Jakub Voracek). * Jet Greaves ranks second in the NHL in saves and ninth-T in SV% since Dec. 22 (min. 6 GP) with a 6-3-1 record, 2.54 GAA, .915 SV% and 292 saves in 11 games. * Boone Jenner has collected assists in three of the last four games (1-3-4) and has notched 5-10-15 in 19 games since Dec. 11. He sits three assists from tying David Vyborny (204) for third on the club's all-time list in assists. * Kirill Marchenko has notched points in 11 of the last 14 contests dating back to Dec. 22 (8-7-15). * Mathieu Olivier combined for 21 hits in the last four contests and ranks second in the NHL with 62 hits since re-turning from injury on Dec. 28. * Zach Werenski, who leads NHL blueliners in goals (18, tied) and multi-point efforts (17), has registered points in 24 of his past 29 contests overall to lead NHL blueliners in goals (tied), points and points-per-game since Nov. 13 (14-27-41, 1.41). Blue Jackets Stats * Power Play - 19.5% - 20th in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 75.4% - 28th in the NHL * Goals For - 144 - 21st in the NHL * Goals Against - 163 - 26th in the NHL Stars Stats * Power Play - 29.2% - 2nd in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 79.6% - 15st in the NHL * Goals For - 166 - 6th in the NHL * Goals Against - 138 - 6th in the NHL Series History vs. The Stars * Columbus is 34-36-0-7 all-time, and 18-16-0-5 at home vs. Stars. * The Blue Jackets are 11-4-2 in the last 17 at home against Dallas. * The CBJ beat the Stars 5-1 back on October 21st. Who To Watch For The Stars * Jason Robertson leads the Stars with 29 goals. * Mikko Rantanen leads Dallas with 44 assists and 63 points. He has 15 points in 14 games against the Blue Jackets. * Jake Oettinger is 18-10-4 with a SV% of .902. * Casey DeSmith is 10-3-5 with an .911 SV%. He hasn't played since January 13th. CBJ Player Notes vs. Stars * Zach Werenski has 8 points in 12 games vs. the Stars * Charlie Coyle has 19 points in 39 games. * Sean Monahan has 18 points in 28 career games against the Stars. Injuries * Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 11 Games IR - Out for the rest of the regular season. * Miles Wood - Lower Body - Missed 10 Games - Week to week. * Denton Mateychuk - Lower Body - Missed 4 Games - Day to day. TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 137 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. Stay updated with the most interesting Blue Jackets stories, analysis, breaking news, and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwm-DfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and never miss a story. Let us know what you think below. For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free [https://thehockeynews.store/products/print-subscription]. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or creating your own post in our community forum.
