The Dallas Stars fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4 on Tuesday night to snap their 3-game winning streak. Kirill Marchenko scored twice for Columbus and Ivan Provorov added a goal and an assist, while Mathieu Olivier and James van Riemsdyk also scored.

As such, with the Blue Jackets in the midst of the hunt for a Stanley Cup Playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, defenseman Ivan Provorov, considered a leading candidate to be moved not so long ago because of his eligibility to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1,

The Blue Jackets continue to battle for their playoff lives -- and that has made a decision on the future of Ivan Provorov difficult.

Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason, defenseman Ivan Provorov, right wing Kirill Marchenko and center Adam Fantilli on 6-4 victory over Stars.

Kirill Marchenko scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 for their second straight win to keep them in the hunt for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Ivan Provorov added a goal and an assist,

The Blue Jackets have acquired forward Luke Kunin from the Sharks ahead of the stretch run, as first reported by The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

With the NHL Trade Deadline only four days away, the Columbus Blue Jackets' rumor mill is heating up. The Blue Jackets are in the race for the final wild card spot in the East, and although they don't want to mess with the future,

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell confirmed he won't be trading defenseman Ivan Provorov prior to Friday's deadline."It's different this year, for me, than probably other years as a GM,

Luke Kunin, 27, is the second veteran depth forward the Blue Jackets have added in two days, after claiming Christian Fischer off waivers.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are making their stance clear ... playoffs and their roster decisions reflect that. Defenseman Ivan Provorov was one of the biggest questions for the Jackets.

As reported by The Athletic on Monday, the Blue Jackets are close to signing tough winger Mathieu Olivier to a long-term contract extension. Olivier, a pending unrestricted free agent, has emerged as perhaps the NHL’s top fighter, as well as a leader and a secondary scorer (12 goals) for Columbus this season.