Jackets vs Stars Score & Box Score — Sat, Oct 31, 2026

FINALAmerican Airlines Center · Nov 1

1@3

CBJ rest: 2dDAL rest: 1d

Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Stars beat Blue Jackets 3–1

T. Harley scored the game-winner at 19:59 of the first.
The Stars scored first and led the rest of the way.
An empty-net goal sealed it late.
J. Oettinger stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960) for the win.
The Stars won despite being outshot 25–17.
HabsMetrics model had the Stars as 61% favourites — it called this one.

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice.

Three stars

1st star
M. Rantanen
DAL · 1G 0A
2nd star
T. Harley
DAL · 1G 0A
3rd star
Z. Werenski
CBJ · 0G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

2:16DALM. RantanenPPVideoAssists: W. Johnston, J. Robertson0–1
19:59DALT. Harley VideoAssists: A. Hyry, M. Heiskanen0–2

2nd

No scoring

3rd

6:21CBJD. Severson VideoAssists: Z. Werenski, K. Johnson1–2
19:59DALA. HyryENVideoAssists: J. Benn, M. Heiskanen1–3

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

CBJDAL

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	33	10
Blocked	8	14
Power Play	0/1	1/2
Faceoff %	60.0	40.0
Corsi %	--	--
xG	2.54	3.52
Giveaways	18	20
Takeaways	3	8

Dallas Stars

Player statistics for Dallas Stars
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Arttu HyryRW	1	1	2	+2	4	15:23
Miro HeiskanenD	0	2	2	+1	1	26:12
Jamie BennLW	0	1	1	+2	0	15:45
Jason RobertsonLW	0	1	1	0	1	16:38
Wyatt JohnstonC	0	1	1	-1	3	19:48
Mikko RantanenRW	1	0	1	-1	3	18:50
Thomas HarleyD	1	0	1	+1	2	22:49
Colin BlackwellC	0	0	0	0	0	09:18
David PerronLW	0	0	0	+1	0	11:31
Sam SteelC	0	0	0	-1	0	18:19
Jake OettingerG	--	--	36/37	--	.973	60:00
Casey DeSmithG	--	--	24/25	--	.960	00:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player statistics for Columbus Blue Jackets
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Kent JohnsonC	0	1	1	0	1	19:18
Damon SeversonD	1	0	1	0	1	20:50
Zach WerenskiD	0	1	1	-1	4	28:01
Mathieu OlivierRW	0	0	0	0	1	12:04
Danton HeinenLW	0	0	0	0	1	11:38
Matthew KniesLW	0	0	0	0	0	17:29
Ryan LombergLW	0	0	0	0	0	08:40
Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	-1	0	04:34
Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	2	21:21
Adam FantilliC	0	0	0	0	3	24:54
Jet GreavesG	--	--	21/24	--	.875	58:26
Cam TalbotG	--	--	14/17	--	.824	00:00

CBJaway

39%

DALhome

61%

Win probability22-pt gap

Model pick

DAL · 61% to win

Key signals

Team Defense (Goal Model)Home IceTeam Offense (Goal Model)InjuriesProjected Goaltending

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice

Game Analysis

Projected score

CBJ

2.4

–

DAL

3.0

Most likely final: DAL 3–2 CBJ · Actual: 3–1

DAL win: 61%
CBJ win: 39%
Goes to OT/SO: 26%

Likeliest scorelines

DAL 3 – 2 CBJ10%
DAL 2 – 1 CBJ8%
DAL 2 – 3 CBJ8%
DAL 1 – 2 CBJ7%
DAL 4 – 3 CBJ6%

Goal totals & margins

6+ total goals: 41%
7+ total goals: 31%
DAL by 2+: 31%
CBJ by 2+: 16%

Key factors (goal margin, + favors home)

Team DefenseDAL allowing -11% vs league average, CBJ +1%.+0.37
Home IceLeague-wide home scoring edge of +6% applied to DAL.+0.17
Team OffenseDAL scoring -6% vs league average, CBJ -10% (time-weighted goal model).+0.13
InjuriesDAL without Radek Faksa, Matt Duchene, Oskar Back.-0.12
Projected GoaltendingProjected starters vs an average goalie, shrunk by shots faced: Jake Oettinger (DAL) +0.04 g/gm; Jet Greaves (CBJ) -0.03 g/gm.+0.07
Market ConsensusBlended 35% toward the consensus market.+0.07