Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars Final — October 31, 2026
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Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.
2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.
2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.
Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from the arena of each team's previous game, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 31, 12:40 p.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Blue Jackets (5-6-0) visited the Stars (7-5-1) on Saturday, October 31 at 8:10 PM ET.
The Blue Jackets score 2.55 goals per game (29th of 32) and allow 3.27 (17th). The Stars score 2.69 goals per game (27th of 32) and allow 2.31 (2nd). The Blue Jackets earn 45.5% of available standings points (26th) and the Stars 57.7% (15th).
Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Blue Jackets 45.5% (25th), Stars 54.1% (9th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Blue Jackets 47.7% (23rd), Stars 52.1% (12th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Blue Jackets 30.6% (30th), Stars 55.9% (11th).
The total closed 5.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Blue Jackets +155, Stars -190) prices the Blue Jackets at 37% and the Stars at 63%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Dallas Stars 3
Dallas Stars won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Dallas Stars -1.5): Dallas Stars covered.
- Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 5.5: Under.
- Dallas Stars closed at -190 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).
Actual result
Dallas Stars 3
Before the game: market and G&W
The market barely moved from open to close.
Market numbers are the consensus moneyline with the bookmaker margin removed.
Win probability
Each team's chance of winning through the game, starting from the market's closing price (Columbus Blue Jackets 37%, Dallas Stars 63%) and moving with every goal, penalty and the clock until the final.
Biggest swings
- 1st 2:16 — Dallas Stars goal (0-1)Dallas Stars 64% → 77% (+13 pts)
- 1st 19:59 — Dallas Stars goal (0-2)Dallas Stars 77% → 89% (+12 pts)
- 3rd 6:21 — Columbus Blue Jackets goal (1-2)Columbus Blue Jackets 4% → 16% (+12 pts)
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of chances each team created, Columbus Blue Jackets won 52% of G&W replays (Dallas Stars 48%). The chances each team created were close to even.
The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record. Expected goals count regulation chances with both goalies in net; empty-net goals are not included. Season xG tables count every game state, empty nets included, so their totals differ.
Game DNA
The Chance Quality Result above had the chances close to even. Here is where each side gained and lost.
| Blue Jackets | Goals | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 5-on-5 chancesexpected goals | 1.2 |
| 0.2 | Power-play chancesexpected goals | 0.8 |
| 0.0 | Other situations4-on-4, 3-on-3, short-handed | 0.0 |
| 2.1 | Chance Quality Result chancesthe three rows above, as in the result | 2.0 |
| 0.1 | Overtime and pulled-goalie chancesnot part of the Chance Quality Result | 0.0 |
| 0.3 | Second chancesrebounds and flurries, part of the above | 0.0 |
| -1.3 | Finishinggoals vs expected on own shots | -0.0 |
| +0.0 | Goaltendingsaves vs expected · Jet Greaves 14/16 · Jake Oettinger 24/25 | +1.3 |
| 0 | Empty-net goals | 1 |
How the margin was built, from Dallas Stars's side:
The first three rows add up to the Chance Quality Result's expected goals. Overtime chances and chances with a goalie pulled are listed on their own, and empty-net goals are not in expected goals. A team's finishing and the other team's goaltending are the same goals seen from each end.
The official play, graded
The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.
Every official play is logged and graded, wins and losses alike. Full track record.
Line review
Dallas Stars closed as the market favourite at 63% and won.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Blue Jackets +1.5 (-157)
Blue Jackets +1.5 (-165)
Stars -185 62%
Stars -190 63%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 21 times since 2018-19: the Blue Jackets won 11 and the Stars 10.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Stars 0, Blue Jackets 1 Blue Jackets won | 6 under | |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Blue Jackets 5, Stars 1 Blue Jackets won | Stars -190 underdog won | 6.5 under |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Stars 4, Blue Jackets 6 Blue Jackets won | Stars -196 underdog won | 6 over |
| Feb 2, 2025 | Blue Jackets 3, Stars 5 Stars won | Stars -240 favorite won | 5.5 over |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Stars 5, Blue Jackets 2 Stars won | Stars -227 favorite won | 6.5 over |
Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.
Teams
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Columbus Blue Jackets team stats
- Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets (Nov 5)
- Colorado Avalanche 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 7 (Nov 3)
- Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (Oct 29)
- Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (Oct 27)
Dallas Stars
- Dallas Stars team stats
- Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets (Nov 5)
- Dallas Stars 6, Washington Capitals 5 (Nov 3)
- Montréal Canadiens 5, Dallas Stars 2 (Oct 29)
- New Jersey Devils 5, Dallas Stars 1 (Oct 27)
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