COLUMBUS -- Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 6-4 win against the Dallas Stars at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. Ivan Provorov and Adam Fantilli each had a goal and an assist, and Dmitri Voronkov had two assists for the Blue Jackets (28-22-8), who have won two straight. Elvis Merzlikins made 19 saves.

Among the best players to keep an eye on when the Dallas Stars play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday at Nationwide Arena — beginning at 7:00 PM ET — are the Stars’ Matt Duchene and the Blue Jackets’ Zachary Werenski.

Marchenko had a much better evening. He grinned ear-to-ear — his default visage, it seems — after scoring two goals and adding an assist in the Blue Jackets’ 6-4 victory over the Stars before 16,897 in Nationwide Arena.