Blue Jackets lose two more to injuries

The Blue Jackets keep losing games, and they keep losing players to injury, too.

Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars in Nationwide Arena was marred by two long-term injuries to players who give the Blue Jackets a physical presence.

Defenseman Marc Methot was struck by the puck in the left side of his face early in the first period, suffering a broken jaw that will likely keep him sidelined for the rest of the season.

Adding insult to the injury, the puck glanced off Methot's face and fell into the slot, where Dallas' Alex Goligoski pounced on it for a 2-0 Stars lead.

Right winger Jared Boll played through two periods before the pain in his right foot became too intense.

He blocked a shot by Dallas' Sheldon Souray only three minutes into the game and suffered a broken right foot. He, too, could be gone for the rest of the season.

Methot and Boll join a long list of Blue Jackets injured players. Defensemen James Wisniewski and Nikita Nikitin are close to returning, as is forward Mark Letestu, but they won't be back for Saturday's game in Minnesota.

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