Stars vs Blue Jackets NHL game
The gist
The Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 with goals 0.2 and 0.3 seconds before the buzzers.
The win ended a two-game skid and closed a six-game homestand at 4-2-0.
How it unfolded
- Oct 31, 2026Mikko Rantanen opened the scoring at 2:16 of the first period on the power play, his team-high seventh goal, after Columbus goaltender Jet Greaves was called for delay of game.
- Oct 31, 2026Thomas Harley scored his first goal of the season with 0.2 seconds left in the first period.
- Oct 31, 2026Dallas successfully challenged a Valeri Nichushkin goal for offside; Damon Severson then scored for Columbus at 6:21 of the third.
Key terms
- power play
- A period in team sports when one team has a numerical advantage in players, usually because the opponent committed a rule violation.
- offside
- In ice hockey, a play is offside when an attacking player enters the offensive zone before the puck does.
- empty-net goal
- A goal scored into a net that has no goalkeeper present, common in team sports.
Source: Wikipedia