Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Handicap Won

Blue Jackets +1.5 1.39

Confidence67%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 62%

Full game

1X2LostStars2.22Confidence 51%
Over/UnderLostO4.5odds up 1.40Confidence 69%
Best tip of the game: HandicapWonBlue Jackets +1.5odds down 1.39Confidence 67%
Winner (incl. OT)LostStarsodds up 1.75Confidence 54%
Double chanceWonStars or drawodds up 1.40Confidence 67%
Draw no betPushStars1.72Confidence 55%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYes1.09Confidence 88%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostStars2.70Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderLostO1.5odds down 1.84Confidence 54%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Blue Jackets 23

Stars

Final 2–1

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 3

Draw after 60 minDraw 23% Went to a shootout

Dallas to winTo win 53% CBJ won

Score details

Correct scoreLost2–3After 60 min1–13%chance
1st period correct scoreLost0–21st period0–07%chance
Highest scoring periodWon3rd periodMost goals3rd · 2 goals30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 2-3
By period 0-2, 0-0, 2-1
Likeliest 2-3 (3%), 3-4 (2%), 4-5 (1%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 20+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record6-7-09-5-1

Home / road split5-3-04-1-1

StreakW1W2

Rest1 day1 day

Goals for2.82.9

Goals against3.22.4

In the standings7th4th

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game−0.6+0.4

Goals for2.63.2

Goals against3.22.8

Shots on goal23.925.7

Shots against26.822.8

Shooting %10.9%12.5%

Save %89.2%88.2%

Power-play %9.4%24.1%

Penalty kill %75.8%92.5%

Faceoff %53.0%56.3%

Penalty minutes8.59.7

Blocked shots13.012.4

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Head-to-head

Blue Jackets 32

Stars

Columbus won three of the last five meetings

Goals a gameGoals 5.8 CBJ 3.2 · DAL 2.6

Over 5.5 goalsOver 5.5 3 of 5 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 0 of 5 All decided in regulation

Oct 31, 2026: Dallas Stars 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1.
Jan 22, 2026: Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Dallas Stars 0.
Oct 21, 2025: Dallas Stars 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 5.
Feb 25, 2025: Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Dallas Stars 4.
Feb 2, 2025: Dallas Stars 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3.

Last five games

Blue Jackets 3-2-0

Win, 7–2 against Colorado Avalanche, Nov 3. Odds: Blue Jackets 2.75, Avalanche 2.15.
Loss, 1–3 at Dallas Stars, Oct 31. Odds: Stars 1.91, Blue Jackets 3.38.
Loss, 2–3 at Carolina Hurricanes, Oct 29. Odds: Hurricanes 1.58, Blue Jackets 4.50.
Win, 4–3 at Philadelphia Flyers, after overtime, Oct 27. Odds: Flyers 2.60, Blue Jackets 2.25.
Win, 2–1 against Vegas Golden Knights, after overtime, Oct 24. Odds: Blue Jackets 2.70, Golden Knights 2.15.

Stars 3-2-0

Win, 6–5 at Washington Capitals, Nov 3. Odds: Capitals 2.30, Stars 2.55.
Win, 3–1 against Columbus Blue Jackets, Oct 31. Odds: Stars 1.91, Blue Jackets 3.38.
Loss, 2–5 against Montreal Canadiens, Oct 29. Odds: Stars 1.96, Canadiens 3.19.
Loss, 1–5 against New Jersey Devils, Oct 27. Odds: Stars 2.25, Devils 2.65.
Win, 6–3 against New York Islanders, Oct 25. Odds: Stars 1.93, Islanders 3.34.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period0-0

01:09 2 min Dallas Stars: Myers T. Holding
09:11 2 min Dallas Stars: Robertson J. Tripping
11:37 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: Nichushkin V. Roughing
11:37 2 min Dallas Stars: Bichsel L. Roughing

2nd period0-0

16:55 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: Provorov I. Tripping

3rd period1-1

06:27 Goal Dallas Stars: Rantanen M. assists: Johnston W. 0-1
16:46 Goal Columbus Blue Jackets: Werenski Z. assists: Johnson K., Knies M. 1-1

Overtime0-0

No goals or penalties.

Shootout2-0

Round 1 Coyle C. missed Robertson J. missed
Round 2 Nichushkin V. scored Seguin T. missed
Round 3 Johnson K. scored —

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

Key insights

Goal differential gap of 1.0 per game — Columbus Blue Jackets −0.6, Dallas Stars +0.4 over their recent games.
3-2 in the last 5 meetings for Columbus Blue Jackets.
+0.9 goals at home — Columbus Blue Jackets averaged 3.1 at home and 2.2 away this season.
5.8 goals per meeting across the last 5 head-to-head games; the total is 5.5.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (CBJ)	2.85	2.85	No change
1X2: X (draw)	4.00	4.00	No change
1X2: 2 (DAL)	2.10	2.10	No change
Over/Under line	5.5	5.5	No change
Handicap CBJ	+1.5	+1.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

NHL standings

Regular Season · Metropolitan Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Carolina Hurricanes	19	14	3	2	30	.789	78	45	+33
2	New Jersey Devils	19	13	6	0	26	.684	68	55	+13
3	New York Rangers	19	10	8	1	21	.553	56	55	+1
4	Washington Capitals	16	10	6	0	20	.625	56	53	+3
5	New York Islanders	17	7	6	4	18	.529	49	52	−3
6	Philadelphia Flyers	20	5	10	5	15	.375	45	66	−21
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	16	7	9	0	14	.438	41	51	−10
8	Pittsburgh Penguins	18	6	10	2	14	.389	58	65	−7

Regular Season · Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Minnesota Wild	20	13	3	4	30	.750	65	44	+21
2	Colorado Avalanche	19	11	6	2	24	.632	78	59	+19
3	Nashville Predators	18	9	4	5	23	.639	55	51	+4
4	Dallas Stars	17	10	5	2	22	.647	49	41	+8
5	Utah Mammoth	18	10	7	1	21	.583	63	63	0
6	Winnipeg Jets	19	8	8	3	19	.500	53	65	−12
7	St. Louis Blues	18	8	8	2	18	.500	53	55	−2
8	Chicago Blackhawks	18	4	13	1	9	.250	39	76	−37

Playoffs

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars prediction

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