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

The Dallas Stars started off the month of February with an entertaining 5-3 win of the surprising Columbus Blue Jackets in what will be their last home game for just under a month. The Stars played their last game at the American Airlines Center before six road games in a row (three before and three after the Four Nations Face-off) and trailed three different times before pulling ahead in the third period.

Separating their shootout and OT winning streaks was a 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Rangers on Jan. 18 at Madison Square Garden – when it took Igor Shesterkin to top Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov in his first NHL shutout performance.

Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason says defenseman Dante Fabbro will miss time and doesn't provide update on Kirill Marchenko.

In the past, when the Columbus Blue Jackets (26-20-7) visited the Dallas Stars, we could chalk it up to two free points on the schedule. Those days are gone – at least this season.

More: Zach Werenski's OT heroics cap Columbus Blue Jackets' mammoth win in Utah: 4 takeaways After breaking a 3-3 tie with a controversial goal scored at 11:22 of the third with a high stick that was upheld after a video review that appeared to show an illegal point of contact,

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Dallas Stars each came into Sunday’s game on winning streaks. It was the Stars who found a way to extend their winning streak to five.