Blue Jackets vs Stars Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

Columbus Blue Jackets logo

Blue Jackets5-6 · 4-7 ATS16th in the East
FINAL1 – 3
Dallas Stars logo

Stars7-6 · 5-8 ATS7th in the West

NHL · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · American Airlines Center

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 T
Blue Jackets 0 0 1 1
Stars 2 0 1 3

How the bets settled

MoneylineStars wonClosed at -185
SpreadStars coveredStars -1.5, by 0.5
TotalUnder 5.54 scored, 1.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on October 31, with the game swung in the first period as Dallas scored twice and Columbus could not answer until the third. Arttu Hyry led Dallas with a goal and two points, while Miro Heiskanen added two assists. Damon Severson scored Columbus’s goal and Kent Johnson had the assist. The team stats explain the shape: Dallas blocked 14 shots, recorded eight takeaways and converted one of two power plays. Columbus won 60 percent of faceoffs and piled up 33 hits, but went 0 for 1 on the power play and gave the puck away 18 times. For bettors, Stars -1.5 covered by 0.5 and the 5.5 total went under by 1.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

StarsBlue Jackets
The score margin against the closing spread (Stars -1.5). Blue: Stars covering. Orange: Blue Jackets covering.
+1.5Largest CBJ cover
56%CBJ covering
+0.5Largest DAL cover
44%DAL covering

Top performers

Blue Jackets

  • GoalsDamon Severson1
  • AssistsKent Johnson1
  • PointsDamon Severson1

Stars

  • GoalsArttu Hyry1
  • AssistsMiro Heiskanen2
  • PointsArttu Hyry2

Team stats

Blue JacketsStars
25Shots17
60.0%Faceoffs won40.0%
0Power play goals1
33Hits10
8Blocked shots14
3Takeaways8
18Giveaways20
4Penalty minutes2

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Charlie Coyle C 0 0 0 2 -2 23:57 24 3 1 0 2 0 47.6
Adam Fantilli C 0 0 0 3 0 24:54 24 5 0 1 3 0 53.8
Conor Garland RW 0 0 0 2 0 14:14 21 3 0 0 1 0 0.0
Danton Heinen LW 0 0 0 1 0 11:38 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Kent Johnson C 0 1 0 1 0 19:18 22 1 0 0 3 0 0.0
Matthew Knies LW 0 0 0 0 0 17:29 20 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ryan Lomberg LW 0 0 0 0 0 8:40 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sean Monahan C 0 0 0 0 -1 15:20 24 2 1 0 0 0 83.3
Valeri Nichushkin RW 0 0 0 3 -1 17:26 21 4 1 0 0 0 0.0
Mathieu Olivier RW 0 0 0 1 0 12:04 16 3 0 0 1 0 0.0
Cole Sillinger C 0 0 0 2 0 15:44 24 5 0 1 0 0 75.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Jake Christiansen D 0 0 0 1 0 11:03 15 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dante Fabbro D 0 0 0 1 0 12:57 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Erik Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 -1 4:34 8 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Denton Mateychuk D 0 0 0 2 0 21:21 25 0 1 0 2 0 0.0
Ivan Provorov D 0 0 0 1 0 19:31 24 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Damon Severson D 1 0 0 1 0 20:50 23 0 1 0 3 0 0.0
Zach Werenski D 0 1 0 4 -1 28:01 28 1 2 1 2 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Jet Greaves G 2 16 0 0 14 .875 13 1 0 58:26 0 2

Dallas Stars

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Jamie Benn LW 0 1 0 0 2 15:45 21 1 0 1 1 0 0.0
Colin Blackwell C 0 0 0 0 0 9:18 12 1 0 0 1 0 50.0
Roope Hintz C 0 0 0 0 1 16:55 19 1 0 0 3 0 50.0
Justin Hryckowian C 0 0 0 0 0 12:29 14 1 1 0 2 0 60.0
Arttu Hyry RW 1 1 0 4 2 15:23 21 3 0 0 0 0 50.0
Wyatt Johnston C 0 1 0 3 -1 19:48 21 0 2 1 0 0 0.0
Joel Kiviranta LW 0 0 0 1 0 9:06 13 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
David Perron LW 0 0 0 0 1 11:31 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mikko Rantanen RW 1 0 0 3 -1 18:50 21 0 0 1 2 0 50.0
Jason Robertson LW 0 1 0 1 0 16:38 17 1 1 1 3 0 0.0
Tyler Seguin C 0 0 0 0 0 15:50 18 0 1 1 0 0 33.3
Sam Steel C 0 0 0 0 -1 18:19 19 0 1 0 0 0 33.3

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Lian Bichsel D 0 0 0 0 0 12:55 17 0 1 1 0 0 0.0
Thomas Harley D 1 0 0 2 1 22:49 22 0 1 0 2 0 0.0
Miro Heiskanen D 0 2 0 1 1 26:12 23 0 2 0 1 0 0.0
Esa Lindell D 0 0 0 1 0 23:29 21 0 0 1 3 0 0.0
Nils Lundkvist D 0 0 0 0 0 20:29 22 1 1 1 2 2 0.0
Tyler Myers D 0 0 0 1 0 12:14 17 0 3 0 0 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Jake Oettinger G 1 25 0 0 24 .960 21 3 0 60:00 0 0

Attendance 18,532 · Officials: Dan Kelly, Wes McCauley, Mark Shewchyk, Brandon Schrader

Recap: Harley and Hyry score buzzer-beaters in the Stars’ 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Blue Jackets vs Stars pre-game preview

Dallas is the moneyline favorite at -172 against Columbus at +159, with the Stars laying -1.5 and the total at 5.5, and the market has held at DAL -1.5 and 5.5 since opening. The last meeting went to Columbus, 1-0 at home on January 22, 2026. Columbus is 5-6 straight up and 4-7 ATS this season, including 4-6 and 3-7 ATS over its last 10 after a 2-3 loss at Carolina on October 29. Dallas is 7-6 and 5-8 ATS, with a 6-4 last-10 mark and 4-6 ATS after a 2-5 loss to Montreal on October 29.

The main research angle is Dallas defense and pace: Dallas allows 2.23 goals per game, 22.08 shots on goal and 0.69 power-play points, all rank 1, while its 48.4 pace ranks 32nd and Columbus’s 53.4 ranks 22nd. That profile comes with Duchene on IR for about three months after core surgery and Lindell on IR. Columbus is without Merzlikins for 4-6 months.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kent Johnson C1.0 PTS · 2.2 SOG · 0.6 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 @ CAR 20:47 1 0 2 1
10/27 @ PHI 14:41 2 1 2 2
10/24 vs VGK 17:47 0 2 0 1
10/20 vs TOR 17:09 0 0 0 1
10/18 @ MIN 18:52 0 0 2 1
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs DAL
PTS 1.0 (11) 1.3 (4) 0.3 (76) 1.0 (2)
0 · 2
SOG 2.2 (11) 2.3 (4) 1.5 (76) 0.5 (2)
0 · 1

Charlie Coyle C0.8 PTS · 1.7 SOG · 0.1 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 @ CAR 18:02 0 1 3 3
10/27 @ PHI 19:36 0 0 0 0
10/24 vs VGK 19:26 0 1 2 3
10/20 vs TOR 23:02 1 0 2 1
10/18 @ MIN 19:41 0 0 2 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs DAL
PTS 0.8 (11) 0.5 (4) 0.7 (82) 0.5 (2)
0 · 1
SOG 1.7 (11) 1.5 (4) 1.7 (82) 1.5 (2)
1 · 2

Zach Werenski D0.8 PTS · 2.7 SOG · 0.0 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 @ CAR 28:47 0 1 1 0
10/27 @ PHI 28:09 0 2 1 1
10/24 vs VGK 28:15 0 0 3 0
10/20 vs TOR 27:11 0 0 9 3
10/18 @ MIN 28:43 0 1 3 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs DAL
PTS 0.8 (11) 1.3 (4) 1.1 (75) 0.5 (2)
1 · 0
SOG 2.7 (11) 1.5 (4) 3.5 (75) 1.5 (2)
3 · 0

Dallas Stars

Mikko Rantanen R1.2 PTS · 1.9 SOG · 0.5 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs MTL 23:04 0 2 1 1
10/27 vs NJD 17:29 0 0 0 2
10/25 vs NYI 18:52 1 0 2 0
10/22 vs WPG 20:09 0 2 1 0
10/20 vs BOS 22:12 3 0 6 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CBJ
PTS 1.2 (13) 1.1 (8) 1.2 (70) 0.0 (1)
0
SOG 1.9 (13) 1.8 (8) 2.2 (70) 1.0 (1)
1

Jason Robertson L1.0 PTS · 3.3 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs MTL 21:32 0 0 4 0
10/27 vs NJD 18:51 0 0 3 0
10/25 vs NYI 18:58 2 0 3 0
10/22 vs WPG 21:42 0 2 4 0
10/20 vs BOS 23:34 0 2 3 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CBJ
PTS 1.0 (13) 1.1 (8) 1.2 (88) 0.0 (2)
0 · 0
SOG 3.3 (13) 3.1 (8) 3.7 (88) 2.5 (2)
2 · 3

Wyatt Johnston C0.9 PTS · 2.6 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/29 vs MTL 21:41 1 1 2 1
10/27 vs NJD 20:44 0 0 1 2
10/25 vs NYI 20:15 1 1 2 2
10/22 vs WPG 19:55 1 1 4 2
10/20 vs BOS 20:41 0 0 4 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CBJ
PTS 0.9 (11) 0.9 (7) 1.0 (88) 0.0 (2)
0 · 0
SOG 2.6 (11) 2.9 (7) 2.6 (88) 3.0 (2)
3 · 3

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Blue Jackets 5-6 4-7 5-6 4-3 1-3
Stars 7-6 5-8 3-10 4-4 3-2

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Blue Jackets vs Stars head-to-head

Blue Jackets are 3-3, 1-1 ATS, O/U 2-1 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Blue Jackets won 1-0 on January 22, 2026.

Date Venue Blue Jackets result ATS O/U
Jan 22, 26 Blue Jackets home W 1-0 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 21, 25 Stars home W 5-1 – –
Feb 25, 25 Blue Jackets home W 6-4 – –
Feb 2, 25 Stars home L 3-5 – –
Nov 9, 23 Blue Jackets home L 2-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 30, 23 Stars home L 3-5 – O 5.5

Recent form

Columbus Blue Jackets: last 10 (4-6, 3-7 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 29, 26 @ CAR L 2-3 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 27, 26 @ PHI W 4-3 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 24, 26 vs VGK W 2-1 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 20, 26 vs TOR L 2-6 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 18, 26 @ MIN L 1-2 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 17, 26 vs NYR W 1-0 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 13, 26 vs FLA L 3-7 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 10, 26 @ STL L 3-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 9, 26 vs PIT W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 3, 26 vs UTA L 1-4 L +1.5 U 6.5

Dallas Stars: last 10 (6-4, 4-6 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 29, 26 vs MTL L 2-5 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 27, 26 vs NJ L 1-5 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 25, 26 vs NYI W 6-3 W -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 22, 26 vs WPG W 3-2 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 20, 26 vs BOS W 3-2 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 17, 26 @ CHI W 4-0 W -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 14, 26 @ COL W 3-2 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 13, 26 vs COL L 2-3 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 10, 26 @ PIT L 1-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 8, 26 @ BUF W 4-0 W -1.5 U 6.5

Injury report

Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Elvis Merzlikins (G): Injured Reserve, Merzlikins is expected to miss 4-6 months to begin the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a shoulder injury, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet

Dallas Stars

  • Matt Duchene (C): Injured Reserve, Duchene will be out for approximately three months after undergoing surgery to repair a core injury, the team announced Monday
  • Kyle Capobianco (D): Injured Reserve, Leg
  • Oskar Bäck (C): Injured Reserve, Back was placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday
  • Radek Faksa (C): Out, Faksa

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Blue Jackets defense Stars defense
Goals allowed per game 3.25 (19th of 32) 2.14 (1st of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 26.92 (13th of 32) 22.29 (1st of 32)
Points allowed per game 9.17 (23rd of 32) 5.93 (2nd of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 2.5 (24th of 32) 0.64 (1st of 32)
Pace (possessions) 53.4 (24th) 48.4 (32nd)

Venue and weather

American Airlines Center · Dallas, TXIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Blue Jackets vs Stars odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Stars spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 5.5 5.5 –
Blue Jackets moneyline +154 +154 –
Stars moneyline -185 -185 –

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Stars spread -1.5 → -1.5
Total 5.5 → 5.5
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