Dallas Stars @ Columbus Blue Jackets
- Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Kirill Marchenko Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (20), Dmitri Voronkov (19)
- Boone Jenner hit Mavrik Bourque
- Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
- Thomas Harley shot blocked by Zach Werenski
- Damon Severson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Esa Lindell shot blocked by Damon Severson
- Cody Ceci shot blocked by Damon Severson
- Adam Fantilli hit Thomas Harley
- Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot Wide Right
- Mathieu Olivier Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Damon Severson (17), Zach Aston-Reese (9)
- Joseph LaBate hit Esa Lindell
- Mathieu Olivier hit Thomas Harley
- Sam Steel shot blocked by Boone Jenner
- Joseph LaBate hit Mathew Dumba
- Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot Wide Left
- Cody Ceci shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
- Giveaway by Kent Johnson
- Sean Kuraly hit Brendan Smith
- Adam Fantilli hit Mikael Granlund
- Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot Wide Left
- Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jamie Benn
- Giveaway by Zach Werenski
- Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
- Sean Kuraly Batted Wide Right
- Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Zach Aston-Reese Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
- Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
- Jason Robertson shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
- Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Kent Johnson Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
- Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jamie Benn
- Cole Sillinger hit Esa Lindell
- Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Boone Jenner hit Esa Lindell
- Kirill Marchenko Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (18)
- Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Brendan Smith shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
- Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
- Adam Fantilli hit Mikael Granlund
- Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
- James van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Mathieu Olivier hit Mathew Dumba
- Justin Danforth Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Roope Hintz shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
- Sean Kuraly hit Cody Ceci
- Justin Danforth hit Thomas Harley
- Mathieu Olivier hit Thomas Harley
- Mathieu Olivier Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
- Adam Fantilli Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Matt Duchene
- Dante Fabbro hit Mikael Granlund
- Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov
- Cole Sillinger Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Ivan Provorov Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (20), Boone Jenner (2)
- Cole Sillinger hit Roope Hintz
- Brendan Smith shot blocked by Zach Werenski
- Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Mathieu Olivier Backhand Wide Right
- Damon Severson Snap Shot Wide Right
- Thomas Harley shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
- Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
- Giveaway by Zach Werenski
- Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot Short
- Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
- Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
- Dante Fabbro Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Denton Mateychuk High-sticking - double minor against Roope Hintz
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Matt Duchene
- Boone Jenner faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
- Takeaway by Boone Jenner
- Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Boone Jenner
- Takeaway by Zach Werenski
- Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Jason Robertson shot blocked by Boone Jenner
- Cody Ceci shot blocked by Boone Jenner
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Matt Duchene
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
- Mathieu Olivier hit Evgenii Dadonov
- Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
- James van Riemsdyk Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Sean Kuraly (8)
- Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
- Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Mathieu Olivier hit Cody Ceci
- Zach Aston-Reese Tripping against Logan Stankoven
- Sean Kuraly hit Thomas Harley
- Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
- Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jamie Benn
- Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
- Mathieu Olivier hit Brendan Smith
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
- Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
- Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Mason Marchment
- Cody Ceci shot blocked by Joseph LaBate
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
- Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
- Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
- Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
- Mathieu Olivier hit Jason Robertson
- Boone Jenner faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Takeaway by Sean Kuraly
- Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
- Giveaway by Damon Severson
- Justin Danforth faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Thomas Harley shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
- Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
- Evgenii Dadonov shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
- Evgenii Dadonov shot blocked by Zach Werenski
- Roope Hintz shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
- Thomas Harley shot blocked by Zach Werenski
- Adam Fantilli Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (20), Kirill Marchenko (36)
- Giveaway by Matt Duchene
- Giveaway by Esa Lindell
- Jason Robertson hit Dante Fabbro
- Puck in Crowd
- Sam Steel faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
- Puck in Netting
- Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
- Giveaway by Mathew Dumba
- Colin Blackwell hit Joseph LaBate
- Ilya Lyubushkin Snap Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Evgenii Dadonov hit Dante Fabbro
- Justin Danforth shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
- Jason Robertson hit Ivan Provorov
- Sam Steel shot blocked by Colin Blackwell
- Takeaway by Mathew Dumba
- Jamie Benn Snap Shot Hit Left Post
- Jamie Benn Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (34), Thomas Harley (21)
- Ilya Lyubushkin hit Cole Sillinger
- Jason Robertson Backhand Wide Right
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Joseph LaBate
- Brendan Smith Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Colin Blackwell
- Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Esa Lindell
- Goalie Stopped
- Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Jamie Benn
- Esa Lindell Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Cody Ceci
- Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
- Mathew Dumba Snap Shot Wide Right
- Icing
- Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Giveaway by Mathew Dumba
- Takeaway by Roope Hintz
- Kent Johnson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
- Mason Marchment Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
- Mikael Granlund Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Cody Ceci
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Takeaway by Mason Marchment
- Matt Duchene Hooking against Denton Mateychuk
- Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Roope Hintz Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Kent Johnson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
- Sam Steel Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- On-Ice Official
- Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Goalie Stopped
- Roope Hintz shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
- Roope Hintz Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (35), Jason Robertson (32)
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Matt Duchene faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
- Sam Steel Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Mavrik Bourque hit Denton Mateychuk
- Giveaway by Esa Lindell
- Icing
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
- Esa Lindell Tripping against Kirill Marchenko
- Kent Johnson shot blocked by Colin Blackwell
- Goalie Stopped
- Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Jason Robertson Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (36)
- Goalie Stopped
- Puck in Benches
- Giveaway by Logan Stankoven
- Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
- Puck in Netting
- Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Esa Lindell
- Jason Robertson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Goalie Stopped
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
- Jason Robertson Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Jason Robertson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Jason Robertson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Goalie Stopped
- Mason Marchment Tip-In Wide Right
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Jason Robertson Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
- Giveaway by Jason Robertson
- Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
- Jason Robertson hit Dante Fabbro
- Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Logan Stankoven
- High Stick
- Icing
- Evgenii Dadonov hit Zach Aston-Reese
- Giveaway by Jason Robertson
- Goalie Stopped
- Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Giveaway by Colin Blackwell
- Goalie Stopped
- Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
- Matt Duchene faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
- Puck in Netting
- Matt Duchene faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
- Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Logan Stankoven Snap Shot Short
- Icing
- Matt Duchene faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
- Off-side
- Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Hand Pass
- Giveaway by Brendan Smith
- Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot High and Wide Left
- Puck in Crowd
- Colin Blackwell Tip-In Wide Left
- Matt Duchene Deflected saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Sam Steel Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Goalie Stopped
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
- Giveaway by Thomas Harley
- Icing
- Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
- Thomas Harley Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Goalie Stopped
- Puck in Netting
- Puck in Benches
- Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot Wide Right
- Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Giveaway by Esa Lindell
- Jason Robertson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Jason Robertson
- Cody Ceci hit Cole Sillinger
- Icing
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
- Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
- Roope Hintz Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Goalie Stopped
- Icing
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Justin Danforth
- Thomas Harley hit Zach Aston-Reese
- Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
- Off-side
- Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
- Evgenii Dadonov Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
- Mavrik Bourque Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgenii Dadonov (17), Logan Stankoven (19)
- Thomas Harley Snap Shot Wide Right
- Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Mathew Dumba
STARS
BLUE JACKETS
| TIME | PLAY | DAL | CBJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Matt Duchene faceoff won against Adam Fantilli | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:08 | Giveaway by Matt Duchene | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:25 | Giveaway by Esa Lindell | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:27 | Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:30 | Kirill Marchenko Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (20), Dmitri Voronkov (19) | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:30 | Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:58 | Boone Jenner hit Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:02 | Giveaway by Cole Sillinger | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:06 | Thomas Harley shot blocked by Zach Werenski | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:24 | Jason Robertson hit Dante Fabbro | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:58 | Damon Severson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:00 | Puck in Crowd | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:00 | Sam Steel faceoff won against Sean Kuraly | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:40 | Esa Lindell shot blocked by Damon Severson | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:43 | Cody Ceci shot blocked by Damon Severson | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:10 | Adam Fantilli hit Thomas Harley | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:20 | Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:23 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:23 | Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Cole Sillinger | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:04 | Giveaway by Mathew Dumba | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:37 | Mathieu Olivier Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Damon Severson (17), Zach Aston-Reese (9) | 0 | 2 | |
| 4:37 | Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Colin Blackwell | 0 | 2 | |
| 4:46 | Joseph LaBate hit Esa Lindell | 0 | 2 | |
| 4:49 | Colin Blackwell hit Joseph LaBate | 0 | 2 | |
| 5:43 | Ilya Lyubushkin Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 2 | |
| 5:46 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 2 | |
| 5:46 | Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Justin Danforth | 0 | 2 | |
| 5:56 | Mathieu Olivier hit Thomas Harley | 0 | 2 | |
| 6:08 | Evgenii Dadonov hit Dante Fabbro | 0 | 2 | |
| 6:17 | Justin Danforth shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin | 0 | 2 | |
| 6:47 | Jason Robertson hit Ivan Provorov | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:14 | Sam Steel shot blocked by Colin Blackwell | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:33 | Sam Steel shot blocked by Boone Jenner | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:03 | Takeaway by Mathew Dumba | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:04 | Joseph LaBate hit Mathew Dumba | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:28 | Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:53 | Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot Wide Left | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:07 | Cody Ceci shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:34 | Jamie Benn Snap Shot Hit Left Post | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:37 | Jamie Benn Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (34), Thomas Harley (21) | 1 | 2 | |
| 9:37 | Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Cole Sillinger | 1 | 2 | |
| 9:52 | Giveaway by Kent Johnson | 1 | 2 | |
| 10:18 | Ilya Lyubushkin hit Cole Sillinger | 1 | 2 | |
| 10:31 | Jason Robertson Backhand Wide Right | 1 | 2 | |
| 10:32 | Puck Frozen - Goalie | 1 | 2 | |
| 10:32 | Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Joseph LaBate | 1 | 2 | |
| 10:46 | Brendan Smith Snap Shot Wide Right | 1 | 2 | |
| 10:59 | Sean Kuraly hit Brendan Smith | 1 | 2 | |
| 11:01 | Giveaway by Colin Blackwell | 1 | 2 | |
| 11:36 | Adam Fantilli hit Mikael Granlund | 1 | 2 | |
| 11:56 | Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot Wide Left | 1 | 2 | |
| 12:05 | Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Esa Lindell | 1 | 2 | |
| 12:10 | Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger | 1 | 2 | |
| 12:12 | Goalie Stopped | 1 | 2 | |
| 12:12 | Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jamie Benn | 1 | 2 | |
| 12:17 | Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Jamie Benn | 1 | 2 | |
| 12:45 | Giveaway by Zach Werenski | 1 | 2 | |
| 13:58 | Giveaway by Ivan Provorov | 1 | 2 | |
| 14:02 | Esa Lindell Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 1 | 2 | |
| 14:19 | Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Cody Ceci | 1 | 2 | |
| 14:46 | Sean Kuraly Batted Wide Right | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:13 | Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:27 | Mathew Dumba Snap Shot Wide Right | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:58 | Icing | 1 | 2 | |
| 15:58 | Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Justin Danforth | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:09 | Ivan Provorov Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:25 | Giveaway by Mathew Dumba | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:25 | Zach Aston-Reese Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:49 | Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk | 1 | 2 | |
| 16:52 | Jason Robertson shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk | 1 | 2 | |
| 17:15 | Takeaway by Roope Hintz | 1 | 2 | |
| 17:31 | Kent Johnson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin | 1 | 2 | |
| 17:46 | Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger | 1 | 2 | |
| 17:46 | Kent Johnson Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:24 | Mason Marchment Snap Shot Wide Right | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:31 | Giveaway by Mikael Granlund | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:42 | Giveaway by Ivan Provorov | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:05 | Mikael Granlund Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:16 | Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Cody Ceci | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:24 | Puck Frozen - Goalie | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:24 | Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jamie Benn | 1 | 2 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 1 | 2 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Nationwide Arena
12:00 AM, 26 February 2025
Columbus, OH
Attendance: 16,897
- Referees:
- Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Graham Skilliter
- Linesmen:
- Matt MacPherson
- Kyle Flemington
2025-26 Central Division Standings
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 |
| Philadelphia | 19 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| NY Islanders | 20 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| Washington | 19 | 13 | 5 | 43 |
| NY Rangers | 19 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| Columbus | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |

