COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Pavelski had two goals and an assist, rookie Jake Oettinger made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Blue Jackets 6-3.
Dallas snapped a two-game skid.
Pavelski has a team-leading seven goals and 13 points for the Stars, who improved to 5-1-1 after being forced to delay the start of the season due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
Jamie Benn, Denis Gurianov, Radek Faksa and Alexander Radulov also scored for Dallas. Benn picked up two assists.
Mikhail Grigorenko had a goal and an assist, and Seth Jones and Dean Kukan got their first tallies of the season for Columbus.