Rantanen scores again as Stars hold off Blue Jackets 3-1
Mikko Rantanen opened the scoring on the power play and Arttu Hyry sealed it into an empty net as Dallas ended its homestand with a win.
Mikko Rantanen opened the scoring on a power play as the Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at American Airlines Center on Saturday.
Thomas Harley doubled the lead in the final second of the first period. Arttu Hyry added an empty-net goal at 19:59 of the third to secure the victory and finish with a goal and an assist.
Damon Severson scored for Columbus at 6:21 of the third. Earlier in the period, Dallas successfully challenged a would-be goal by Valeri Nichushkin for offside. The NHL said Charlie Coyle had not legally tagged up before Jake Christiansen brought the puck into the offensive zone; the clock was reset to 17:49 remaining, when the infraction occurred.
Rantanen's power-play goal came at 2:16 of the first period, his seventh goal of the season. Miro Heiskanen contributed two assists.
The Stars ended a two-game losing streak. Jet Greaves made 14 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have lost two straight.
