Separating their shootout and OT winning streaks was a 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Rangers on Jan. 18 at Madison Square Garden – when it took Igor Shesterkin to top Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov in his first NHL shutout performance.

The Columbus Blue Jackets (fourth place in Metropolitan Division) visit the Dallas Stars (second place in Central Division) after the Blue Jackets beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 in overtime on Friday. Dallas is 19-7-1 in home games and 33-17-1 overall. The Stars have a 26-4-0 record in games they score at least three goals.

The NHL has named its three stars for the month of January, and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski has made the list. Werenski was named the third star of the month after an outstanding stretch of play,

Werenski dazzling effort to net an overtime goal in Utah capped the Blue Jackets' third straight OT win after trailing 2-0 in the third period.

Zach Werenski scored on a breakaway 1:01 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Friday night. Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the third period to rally Columbus from a two-goal deficit.