Dallas Stars vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Handicap Won

Blue Jackets +2.5 1.26

Confidence70%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 63%

Full game

1X2WonStarsodds down 1.88Confidence 51%
Over/UnderLostO4.5odds up 1.48Confidence 57%
Best tip of the game: HandicapWonBlue Jackets +2.5odds up 1.26Confidence 70%
Winner (incl. OT)WonStars1.52Confidence 62%
Double chanceWonStars or draw1.27Confidence 71%
Draw no betWonStarsodds down 1.50Confidence 64%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYes1.11Confidence 87%

1st period

1st period 1X2WonStarsodds down 2.44Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderWonO1.51.87Confidence 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; the odds drifted 6% since they opened; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Stars 42

Blue Jackets

Final 3–1

Total goalsTotal 6 Actual 4

Draw after 60 minDraw 23% Decided in regulation

Dallas to winTo win 60% DAL won

Score details

Correct scoreLost4–2After 60 min3–14%chance
1st period correct scoreWon2–01st period2–08%chance
Highest scoring periodLost3rd periodMost goalsTie · 1st & 3rd30%chance

Score breakdown

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

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 record7-5-15-6-0

Home / road split4-4-01-3-0

StreakL2L1

Rest1 day1 day

Goals for2.72.5

Goals against2.33.3

In the standings4th7th

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game+0.5−1.2

Goals for2.82.1

Goals against2.33.3

Shots on goal26.125.5

Shots against22.427.6

Shooting %10.7%8.2%

Save %90.2%88.8%

Power-play %20.0%6.1%

Penalty kill %97.7%73.5%

Faceoff %56.8%54.1%

Penalty minutes10.58.7

Blocked shots13.114.1

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

Head-to-head

Stars 14

Blue Jackets

Columbus won four of the last five meetings

Goals a gameGoals 5.6 DAL 2.2 · CBJ 3.4

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

Past 60 minutesOvertime 1 of 5 1 in a shootout

Nov 5, 2026: Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Dallas Stars 1, after a shootout.
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

Stars 3-2-0

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.
Win, 3–2 against Winnipeg Jets, after overtime, Oct 22. Odds: Stars 1.70, Jets 4.00.
Win, 3–2 against Boston Bruins, after overtime, Oct 20. Odds: Stars 1.86, Bruins 3.40.

Blue Jackets 2-3-0

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.
Loss, 2–6 against Toronto Maple Leafs, Oct 20. Odds: Blue Jackets 1.91, Maple Leafs 3.05.
Loss, 1–2 at Minnesota Wild, Oct 18. Odds: Wild 1.70, Blue Jackets 3.80.

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 period2-0

01:43 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: Greaves J. Delay of game
02:16 Goal PPG Dallas Stars: Rantanen M. assists: Johnston W., Robertson J. 1-0
19:59 Goal Dallas Stars: Harley T. assists: Hyry A., Heiskanen M. 2-0

2nd period0-0

06:58 2 min Dallas Stars: Lundkvist N. Hooking
12:26 2 min Columbus Blue Jackets: — Too many men on the ice

3rd period1-1

06:21 Goal Columbus Blue Jackets: Severson D. assists: Werenski Z., Johnson K. 2-1
19:59 Goal ENG Dallas Stars: Hyry A. assists: Benn Ja., Heiskanen M. 3-1

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

In goal: Oettinger J. for Dallas Stars (6-3-1 in the last 10 starts), Greaves J. for Columbus Blue Jackets (4-6-0 in the last 10 starts).
Goal differential gap of 1.7 per game — Dallas Stars +0.5, Columbus Blue Jackets −1.2 over their recent games.
4-1 in the last 5 meetings for Columbus Blue Jackets.
5.6 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 (DAL)	1.91	1.91	No change
1X2: X (draw)	4.20	4.20	No change
1X2: 2 (CBJ)	3.38	3.38	No change
Over/Under line	5.5	5.5	No change
Handicap DAL	−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 · 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

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

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.

Dallas Stars vs Columbus Blue Jackets prediction

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