Holtby, who made his fifth start in six games, stopped 22 shots in the loss. Seguin made it 3-1 at 17:41 of the third after Holtby was pulled for an extra skater.ДЄn empty-netter by Texier at 18:11 extended the Columbus lead to 4-1. 'They had a lot of young guys over there that just simply work, but we didnвЂ™t want to match it tonight for some reason.вЂќ That was pretty much it,вЂќ winger Jamie Benn said. вЂњI think if we are just looking at tonightвЂ™s game, they just simply worked harder than us. It was really nice.'Д¬olumbus went up 3-0 on WerenskiвЂ™s goal at 5:14 of the third, redirecting a Sean Kuraly shot and giving Kuraly his first point since joining his hometown team from Boston. вЂњI thought maybe I could score in the first. вЂњIt was a great night, a very special night,' Hofmann said. Hofmann made it 2-0 and brought the home crowd to its feet with his first NHL goal at 10:39 of the second, a shot off a feed from Bjorkstrand. The Jackets appeared to go up 2-0 at 7:17 of the second, but Cole SillingerвЂ™s shot was deemed not fully across the goal line. The big gaps between our forwards and our defense, and when that happens you are playing slow and youвЂ™re usually getting outworked.вЂќ 'You can tell the passion and the competitiveness just wasnвЂ™t there.

вЂњUntil we decide to put our best game forward, which means preparation and playing with some passion and some competitiveness, then this is what itвЂ™s going to look like,вЂќ said Rick Bowness, who coached his 100th with the Stars. We had contributions from everybody.вЂќД«jorkstrand put Columbus on the board early, taking a pass from Jack Roslovic and Hofmann at 5:53 of the first period and beating Braden Holtby on the rush for his third goal and team-leading eighth point.Д«jorkstrand has three multipoint games this season. вЂњI thought we had a solid game all the way through,вЂќ Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. He turned back a barrage of shots and cleared the zone with a confident poke check, carrying a shutout bid into the final three minutes of the game. Alexandre Texier scored into an empty net.Д®lvis Merzlikins stopped 31 shots and is unbeaten in four starts this season. Oliver Bjorkstrand added a goal and his 100th career assist, and Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist as Columbus won for the second time in three games. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gregory Hofmann scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 win over over Dallas Stars on Monday night.

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