GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: DALLAS (14-13) at COLUMBUS (12-14)

NHL: DALLAS (14-13) at COLUMBUS (12-14)

<h3>Blue Jackets kick off homestand against Stars</h3>

<div class="pre">Dallas (14-9-4) at Columbus (12-10-4) 7:00 pm EST</div>

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) - The Columbus Blue Jackets can unpacktheir bags. They are going to be home for a while.

The Blue Jackets begin a 10-game stretch on Monday against theDallas Stars. All but one of the games will be played at home,where Columbus is 7-3-2.


The Blue Jackets are coming off a 4-3 overtime victory atCalgary on Saturday. Rookie forward Curtis Glencross scored twogoals for Columbus, including the game-winner at 2:03 ofovertime. On the winning goal, Glencross hopped over the boards,headed straight to the Calgary net and scored to end aneight-second shift.


Monday's game will end a six-game, 11-day road trip for theStars, who ended a two-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory atPhiladelphia on Saturday.


Left wing Brenden Morrow has nine goals and 16 assists for 25points, one more than center Mike Ribeiro (11-13). DefensemanSergei Zubov has 23 points, including 20 assists, for thePacific Division leaders.


In the teams' only previous meeting of the season, Dallas posteda 3-2 road shootout victory on October 17. The Blue Jacketshave won only six of 25 games in the all-time series.

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLUMBUS

<div class="pre">NHL AT COLUMBUS
STARTING GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS LEE, DAN O'ROURKE
LIN - BRAD LAZAROWICH, STEVE BARTON</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLUMBUS

<div class="pre">DALLAS VS COLUMBUS - SCRATCHES

DALLAS COLUMBUS

M NORSTROM FACIAL FRACTURE M MALHOTRA KNEE INJURY
K BARCH HEALTHY D VYBORNY BACK INJURY
A MIETTINEN HEALTHY M METHOT HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 0 16:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 0 11:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 1
1ST PRD: COB - NIKOLAI ZHERDEV 9 (RICK NASH) 13:50</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 1 3:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Dallas 0 --0
Columbus 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Columbus, Nikolai Zherdev 9 (Rick Nash),
13:50. Penalties: M Niskanen, Dal (holding), 3:08; C Glencross, Cob
(hooking), 15:45; R Klesla, Cob (holding), 18:54.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Dallas 9 --9
Columbus 8 --8
-----------------------------

Goalies : Dallas, Marty Turco (8 shots, 7 saves). Columbus, Pascal
Leclaire (9 shots, 9 saves). Referees: Chris Lee, Dan O'Rourke.
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Steve Barton.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 1 9:20 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 1 7:01 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DALLAS 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: COB - NIKOLAI ZHERDEV 9 (RICK NASH) 13:50
2ND PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DAL 9 13 22
COB 8 10 18

GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------
Dallas 0 0 --0
Columbus 1 0 --1
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Columbus, Nikolai Zherdev 9 (Rick Nash),
13:50. Penalties: M Niskanen, Dal (holding), 3:08; C Glencross, Cob
(hooking), 15:45; R Klesla, Cob (holding), 18:54.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: J Halpern, Dal (hooking), 1:34; J
Lundqvist, Dal (tripping), 9:49; S Ott, Dal (slashing), 12:59; M Peca,
Cob (hooking), 18:57.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Dallas 9 13 --22
Columbus 8 10 --18
----------------------------------

Goalies : Dallas, Marty Turco (18 shots, 17 saves). Columbus, Pascal
Leclaire (22 shots, 22 saves). Referees: Chris Lee, Dan O'Rourke.
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Steve Barton.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLUMBUS 1 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
COLUMBUS 1 16:49 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
COLUMBUS 1 12:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
COLUMBUS 1 9:30 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT

1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DALLAS 0 0 1 1
COLUMBUS 1 0 0 1 GOING INTO OT

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: COB - NIKOLAI ZHERDEV 9 (RICK NASH) 13:50
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: DAL - CHRIS CONNER 3 (NIKLAS GROSSMAN) 3:11 (WITH EXTRA
ATTACKER)

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DAL 9 13 9 31
COB 8 10 5 23

GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE</div>