Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 16012
Steve Ott scored a power-play goal and Kari Lehtonen made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Dallas Stars recorded a 3-0 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
All-Star Loui Eriksson and captain Brenden Morrow each added an empty-net goal in the final minute for the Stars, who moved within two points of eighth-place Chicago in the Western Conference with three games remaining.
Dallas got on the board five minutes into the contest. During a power play, All-Star Brad Richards unleashed a shot from above the slot that Ott tipped past Mathieu Garon for his 12th goal of the season.
It was all the offensive support needed by Lehtonen, who turned aside 10 shots in the first period, five in the second and eight in the third for his 17th career shutout.
Columbus thought it tied the game with 4:43 remaining in the third period, but the apparent goal was waved off due to goaltender inteference by Derek Dorsett.
Garon made 27 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have lost four games in a row and 17 of 20.
| Columbus | Dallas | |
| N/A | Points | Loui Eriksson 1 |
| N/A | Goals | Loui Eriksson 1 |
| N/A | Assists | Alex Goligoski 1 |
| N/A | Power Play Goals | Steve Ott 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Mathieu Garon .964 | Save Percentage | Kari Lehtonen 1.000 |
| Mathieu Garon 27 | Saves | Kari Lehtonen 23 |
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Columbus | 23 | 0 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 12 | 21 |
| Dallas | 30 | 3 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 21 |
- Dallas will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Stars have a W/L % of .564 after a win and .436 after a loss.
- Columbus will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .400 after a loss.