DALLAS — Columbus Blue Jackets winger Kirill Marchenko, who has emerged as one of many NHL’s prime younger forwards this season, suffered a damaged jaw in Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Stars, a staff supply has confirmed to The Athletic.
Marchenko was seated on the bench when he was struck by an errant puck late within the second interval, heading on to the Blue Jackets’ dressing room with a towel pressed towards his face. Whereas the third interval performed out, Marchenko was taken to a Dallas-area hospital to have the jaw reset.
It’s unclear how lengthy Marchenko might be out of the lineup, however a typical timeline for a damaged jaw is six to eight weeks.

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Whereas the remainder of the Blue Jackets journey from Dallas to Buffalo on Monday forward of a recreation towards the Sabres on Tuesday, Marchenko will stay within the Dallas space, together with a member of the Columbus coaching workers, to see a specialist.
The harm occurred with 2:44 remaining within the second interval when Blue Jackets rookie defenseman Denton Mateychuk inadvertently sailed a puck out of play and onto the Columbus bench, putting Marchenko on the aspect of his chin.
It opened a nasty reduce on the left aspect of Marchenko’s chin and apparently struck with sufficient drive to displace the mandible.
It’s the most recent massive blow for a Blue Jackets lineup that has been riddled with accidents since even earlier than the beginning of the season.
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Marchenko, 24, leads the Blue Jackets with 21 targets and is second on the membership behind defenseman Zach Werenski in each assists (34) and factors (55). His plus-31 ranking leads the NHL and his additional time aim versus Los Angeles on Jan. 25 made him the primary Columbus participant to start out his profession with three 20-goal seasons.
The Blue Jackets have now misplaced two-thirds of their No. 1 line, which was among the many finest within the league for the primary three months of the season. Middle Sean Monahan, who was enjoying at a point-per-game tempo (14-27-41), suffered a wrist harm on Jan. 7 and had surgical procedure late final month. He’s anticipated again in mid-to-late March.
These two be a part of captain Boone Jenner, who has been out all season following shoulder surgical procedure, and Erik Gudbranson, who was harm within the third recreation of the season and had shoulder surgical procedure. Jenner is predicted again later this month after the 4 Nations Face-Off, however Gudbranson gained’t probably return till mid-to-late March.
The Blue Jackets additionally misplaced defenseman Dante Fabbro to an upper-body harm throughout Sunday’s recreation after he was elbowed within the face by Stars ahead Mason Marchment. Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason stated after Sunday’s recreation that Fabbro, who has performed subsequent to Zach Werenski on the highest pair since early this season, had already been dominated out of Tuesday’s recreation in Buffalo.
It’s unclear if the Blue Jackets will make a name to AHL Cleveland earlier than they face the Sabres. Ahead Kevin Labanc, who has been a wholesome recreation in seven straight video games, may go into the lineup for the primary time since Jan. 18 to take Marchenko’s spot.
The Jackets even have two additional defensemen — Jack Johnson and Jordan Harris — with them on the street journey to step in for Fabbro. Johnson has been a wholesome scratch the previous three video games, whereas Harris has missed the final 4 video games.
The Blue Jackets are trending towards lacking 300-plus man-games to harm for the fourth straight season and fifth time in six seasons. By way of Sunday’s recreation in Dallas, they’ve missed 222 man-games.
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