COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 Thursday night for their third straight home win.
Columbus improved to 5-0 in games that have gone beyond regulation.
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Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen, front right, carries the puck past Columbus Blue Jackets' Denton Mateychuk, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Cam Talbot, right, makes a save against Dallas Stars' Arttu Hyry, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Dallas Stars' Trey Taylor, right, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Conor Garland (83) fight for position in front of the Stars' net during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Charlie Coyle, right, looks for an open shot against Dallas Stars' Casey DeSmith, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Nichushkin scored on a backhand shot as Columbus’ second shooter, and Johnson went scored between the legs of Dallas goalie Casey DeSmith for his second game-deciding shootout score of the season.
Zach Werenski scored in regulation, and Johnson’s assist extended his point streak to six games, giving him the team lead with 14 points. Cam Talbot stopped 27 shots for his fourth straight win and his 27th career shootout victory.
Mikko Rantanen scored and DeSmith stopped 29 shots for Dallas, which had its two-game winning streak halted.
Dallas appeared to break a scoreless deadlock in the final second of the second period, but the puck failed to completely cross the goal line before time expired.
Rantanen finally broke through at 6:27 of the third, scoring his ninth goal of the season after an Ivan Provorov turnover in front of the Columbus net. Wyatt Johnston assisted on the goal.
Werenski scored his first goal of the season with 3:14 left in the period to tie the score and extend his point streak to five games.
Stars: Host San Jose on Saturday.
Blue Jackets: At Buffalo on Friday to complete a back-to-back.
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Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen, front right, carries the puck past Columbus Blue Jackets' Denton Mateychuk, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Cam Talbot, right, makes a save against Dallas Stars' Arttu Hyry, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Dallas Stars' Trey Taylor, right, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Conor Garland (83) fight for position in front of the Stars' net during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Charlie Coyle, right, looks for an open shot against Dallas Stars' Casey DeSmith, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Fagnano had three days to prepare for his first NFL start.
During the Baltimore Ravens’ 33-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, it often looked like it.
Summoned into duty with two-time MVP Lamar Jackson and backup Tyler Huntley hitting injured reserve, Fagnano completed 10 of 18 passes for 60 yards and threw two interceptions in the Ravens’ fourth straight defeat.
“I think anytime you’ve got a quick turnaround, it (poses) its own challenges,” the 25-year-old undrafted rookie said. “But I’m not here to sit up here and make excuses. I mean, they were on a short week as well. Credit to the Jaguars, they played well. Just didn’t execute today.”
Before Tuesday’s trade deadline, the Ravens are expected to add Jacoby Brissett, who started Arizona’s first eight games before losing that job to Gardner Minshew. That likely means Fagnano will go back to the bench before Baltimore’s Monday night Week 10 game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
“I know that our front office and ownership are going to do what’s necessary to give us a chance,” Ravens coach Jesse Minter said. “Tons of respect for Joe and how he operated and how he played. … Anybody that comes in, we’ll see how it goes, and we’ll see where it takes us.”
The Ravens leaned heavily on a Wildcat formation led by running back Derrick Henry to protect Fagnano, who entered training camp fourth on Baltimore’s quarterback depth chart before Skylar Thompson’s season-ending injury.
That mostly worked until Trevor Lawrence connected for a 50-yard touchdown to Parker Washington to stretch Jacksonville’s lead to 17-3 shortly before halftime.
“I thought the team was ready to play, and from a competitive standpoint, I really think the explosive play before the half really kind of broke the game open,” Minter said.
Asked to do more after halftime, Fagnano threw picks to Montaric Brown and Jourdan Lewis on similar out routes toward Zay Flowers.
His teammates displayed similar sloppiness, committing four false-start penalties. Tight end Mark Andrews also fumbled a snap on a fourth-down attempt in the third quarter.
Fagnano believed the altered game plan in a short week made sense after Jackson and Huntley both exited early in Sunday’s 36-10 loss at Buffalo.
“Derrick Henry, you want to get him to the ball anyway, so that was just part of the plan,” Fagnano said. “It was obviously to run, and I feel like we did that pretty well there in some spurts. We’ve got to be able to sustain some drives, whether that’s me making a play or making a better decision or not shooting ourselves in the foot.”
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This version has been corrected to show the Ravens had four false starts.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Fagnano (12) runs for a first down against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Fagnano (12) scrambles with the ball against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, right, embraces Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Fagnano (12) after an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Foyesade Oluokun, left, tackles Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Fagnano (12) during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Branson Combs (50) tackles Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Fagnano (12) during the second half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
