As the Eastern Conference playoff race tightens up, the Columbus Blue Jackets faced one of the Western Conference’s best teams, the Dallas Stars, before a critical home-and-home with the Red Wings. It was also Hockey is for Everyone night at Nationwide Arena, as the Jackets celebrated the inclusion and diversity of hockey. Here’s what happened.
First Period
Kirill Marchenko got the party started early tonight, scoring off a rebound 30 seconds in for an all-Russian goal.
BLUE JACKETS GOAL – Kirill Marchenko from Ivan Provorov and Dmitri Voronkov – 0:30 1st Period
MARCHY'S WASTING NO TIME TONIGHT!