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What you need to know about Monday's game between the Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena:

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Game 6: Dallas Stars (3-2-0, 6 points) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (3-2-0, 6 points)

When: Monday, October 25 at 6 p.m. CT
Where:Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
TV:
Bally Sports Southwest
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Lauren Callender, Brien Rea, Brent Severyn, Michelle McMahon)
Radio:
The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Online stream:
Bally Sports
,
ESPN+
(blackout restrictions apply)
Live stats:
NHL GameCenter

Boom goes the dynamite

• The Stars travel to Columbus to face the Blue Jackets on Monday night at Nationwide Arena.
• Overall, the Stars have won three-straight games (3-0-0) against the Blue Jackets and have points in five consecutive outings (4-0-1) against them.
• Dallas has earned points in three of its past four games (2-1-1) at Nationwide Arena.
• Last season, forward Joe Pavelski led the Stars with six goals and 11 points in eight games against Columbus. His six goals were the most by any NHL player vs. Columbus in 2020-21, while his 11 points were the second-most (first: Patrick Kane, 16 points). In 43 career games against them, Pavelski has 38 points (19 goals, 19 assists).
• Captain Jamie Benn tallied nine points (three goals, six assists) in eight games last season vs. Columbus and has points in 12 of his past 15 at Nationwide Arena (seven goals, 12 assists, 19 points). In 35 career games against them, Benn has 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists).
• In six games against Columbus in 2020-21, forward Roope Hintz registered seven points (two goals, five assists).
• Forward Alexander Radulov has points in five of his past six games (three goals, six assists) vs. Columbus. Over his past five games at Nationwide Arena, the 35-year-old winger has eight points (two goals, six assists).

Miro-cle on ice

• Defenseman Miro Heiskanen tied his career high with three points (one goal, two assists) on Friday night against the LA Kings.
• Heiskanen's goal in the third period marked his 100th career point (30 goals, 70 assists). At 22 years, 96 days old, Miro became the youngest defenseman in franchise history to reach the 100-point mark.
• He also did so in his 210th career regular-season game, which was the second fewest games to 100 points by a defenseman in Dallas Stars history, and the fourth fewest in franchise history.
• In five games during the 2021-22 campaign, the defenseman ranks first on the club with six points (two goals, four assists).

By the beard of Braden

• Goaltender Braden Holtby turned aside 43 of the 45 shots he faced against LA on Friday.
• Holtby stopped 40-or-more shots for the 12th time in his NHL career and the first time since Oct. 20, 2019 against the Chicago Blackhawks as a member of the Washington Capitals (41 saves on 44 shots). Holtby is 10-1-1 in his career in games where he faces 40-plus shots.
• In his first season with the Stars, Holtby has a 2-1-0 record in four games with a 1.79 goals-against average and .950 save percentage.
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, his 13 wins against Columbus are the most by any NHL netminder.
• In 23 total games over that span, Holtby has a 13-7-2 mark vs. the Blue Jackets with a 2.47 GAA, .918 SV% and two shutouts.
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