Blue Jackets' star defenseman, Zach Werenski, won't play Tuesday in Buffalo due to an upper-body injury sustained Sunday in Dallas. He's day-to-day.

The Blue Jackets played a tight third period but couldn't equalize in a game where they were missing their top three scorers.

They put up a fight, but the Blue Jackets’ winning streak ended at three games Sunday night in a stinging 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. More: Dallas Stars' tipping point ends Columbus Blue Jackets' three-game win streak

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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has started and won the last three games for Buffalo, and is playing well, only giving up 2.66 goals per game. James Reimer hasn't played a game since late January, and the Sabres don't play again until Saturday, so we could see Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen start again tonight.

After losing leading goal scorer Kirill Marchenko to a broken jaw over the weekend, the Columbus Blue Jackets will be without top scorer Zach Werenski, a nine-year veteran who has an undisclosed injury,