Jet Greaves makes 28 saves, Zach Werenski scores to lead Blue Jackets to 1-0 win over Stars

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jet Greaves had 28 saves for his third career shutout, Zach Werenski scored his 19th goal of the season, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Thursday night.

Werenski scored at 8:48 of the first period with a wrist shot from the right circle that went through traffic and inside the far post with assists from Damon Severson and Isac Lundestrom, who had missed 12 games with a lower-body injury suffered in practice on Dec. 27.

The Blue Jackets have now won five of their last six.

Casey DeSmith stopped 21 of the 22 shots he faced but could not prevent the Stars from losing for the fourth time in their last five games. The Stars outshot the Blue Jackets 28-22.

Blue Jackets forward Charlie Coyle played in his 1,000th career game, the fifth player to reach the mark in a Columbus uniform. He scored into an empty net late in the game but the goal was disallowed for offside.

The former first-round draft pick of the San Jose Sharks has 199 goals and 316 assists in his career with Minnesota, Boston, Colorado and Columbus.

Mason Marchment returned to the Blue Jackets lineup after missing eight games with an upper-body injury suffered Jan. 4 against Pittsburgh.

Stars: Play at home against St. Louis on Friday night.

Blue Jackets: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday night in the third game of a five-game homestand.

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Dallas Stars' Casey DeSmith, left, makes a save against Columbus Blue Jackets' Kirill Marchenko, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Dallas Stars' Matt Duchene, left, tries to skate past Columbus Blue Jackets' Isac Lundestrom during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Dallas Stars' Mavrik Bourque, left, controls the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Columbus Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves, center, makes a save against Dallas Stars' Mavrik Bourque during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

A gas explosion sent fire racing through the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as temperatures plunged into the single digits overnight, authorities said.

Firefighters responded shortly before 12:30 a.m. to the 17-story New York City Housing Authority building in the Bronx, where people were seen leaning out of windows calling for help as flames engulfed parts of the top floors, officials said.

Chief of Department John Esposito said firefighters were investigating reports of a gas odor on the 15th and 16th floors when the explosion occurred. He said there was major structural damage to about a dozen apartments and fires in 10 apartments on the 16th and 17th floors.

Authorities did not immediately release information on the person who died. Another person was critically injured, five had serious injuries and eight had minor injuries, officials said.

Officials said the building had been undergoing renovations and work on the natural gas system had been completed and inspected. The cause of the explosion was under investigation.

"It’s an incredible tragedy. We’re sending all our thoughts to the families involved," Leila Bozorg, deputy mayor for housing and planning said at a morning news conference.

More than 200 fire and emergency crews worked the scene, according to the fire department.

“There were injuries. It was a very, very difficult night on a very cold night, which caused even more difficulty," Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said.

Officials set up a reception center at a school near the building and the American Red Cross was there to help provide housing and other needs.

Around half a million New Yorkers live in aging buildings run by the city’s housing authority, known as NYCHA, which is the largest in the nation.

Many of the properties date back to the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. In 2019, a federal monitor was appointed to address chronic problems like lead paint, mold and lack of heat. When he wrapped his five-year term in 2024, the monitor, Bart Schwartz, noted that the overarching issue for residents remained the “poor physical state of NYCHA’s buildings.”

In October, a massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a housing authority apartment building in the Bronx collapsed after an explosion, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground but amazingly not injuring anyone. Officials linked it to a natural gas boiler.

This image provided by FDNY shows FDNY members operating at a fire on the top two floors of a high-rise apartment in the Bronx, New York City, early Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (FDNY via AP)