Columbus Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets Dim the Stars 4-1

COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 06: Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Anthony Duclair (91) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars on November 6, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.(Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 06: Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Anthony Duclair (91) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars on November 6, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.(Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Columbus Blue Jackets did WHAT tonight?!? That’s right folks the Blue Jackets scored a Powerplay goal tonight in their 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars.

The Columbus Blue Jackets came out strong by scoring a powerplay goal towards the end of the first period and continued to play hard during the second to acquire a 3-0 lead. Although what is a Jackets hockey game without giving up a goal late, but the Jackets held on with an empty netter to seal the victory.

Even with a multitude of Dallas powerplays at the end of the third, Sergei Bobrovsky stood tall in net for the Jackets. The victory gives the Jackets their 8th win on the year, bringing their record to 8-6-1. Good enough for second in the Metropolitan Division.

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Stats:

Jackets Goals: Anthony Duclair, Markus Nutivaara, Nick Foligno, Ryan Murray

Jackets Assists: Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski, Artemi Panarin, David Savard, Alexander Wennberg, Seth Jones

Dallas Goals: Jamie Benn

Dallas Assists: John Klingberg, Miro Heiskanen

Impressive Players:

Anthony Duclair: Huge night with speed

Lukas Sedlak: Impressive for being out of the lineup

Markus Nutivaara: Making great strides

Sergei Bobrovsky: Standing on his head

Ryan Murray: Rewarded for hard work

Nick Foligno: Captain is fired up

Disappointing Players:

David Savard: Positioning was very off tonight

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What to Look for Moving On:

The Jackets played a solid 60 minutes tonight. With a powerplay goal, the Jackets need to work to make that a regular event and no longer a pleasant surprise. They need to keep pushing the gas like they did tonight because even when they’re even the slightest defensively sound, the Jackets are a great team. Currently sitting in a playoff spot, the Jackets need to keep winning to separate from the pack.