General manager Don Waddell (66) stated that Marchenko would be out indefinitely for an extended period of time after the forward took a puck to the face while sitting on the bench.
Marchenko has been having a stellar season in just his third year. He has a team-leading 21 goals with 34 assists in 53 games with a stellar 31 +/-, which ranks first in the entire league.
The Blue Jackets were also down a defenseman after Dante Fabbro (26) left with an upper-body injury.
"We lost our top pairing (defenseman) and our leading scorer," said Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli (20). "That’ll be rough for any team, but I think we responded well and did what we could."
Marchenko even had an assist on Fantilli's goal but the Blue Jackets ended up losing 5-3, breaking the team's three-game winning streak.
Columbus is currently fourth in the Metropolitan Division with a 26-20-7 record.