Away team
Columbus Blue Jackets
36.9%
Fair American
+171
Fair decimal
2.71
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for October 31, 2026
NHL matchup
Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for October 31, 2026.
October 31, 2026
· 7:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Dallas Stars at 63.1%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Dallas Stars
63.1%
Fair American
-171
Fair decimal
1.58
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Oct 31, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 3
- Record
- 1-2
- Net units
- -1.22
- ROI
- -40.8%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- 0.03
- ROI
- 0.6%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- -0.36
- ROI
- -8.9%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 3
- Record
- 2-1
- Net units
- 0.09
- ROI
- 3.1%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 0
- Record
- 0-0
- Net units
- 0.00
- ROI
- —
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 6-3
- Net units
- 0.55
- ROI
- 6.1%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Oct 31. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Columbus Blue Jackets
9 / 9 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
85:28 together · 9 games
- Corsi for / against
- 77 / 70
- Fenwick for / against
- 47 / 51
- Corsi share
- 52.4%
- Fenwick share
- 48.0%
- xG for / against
- 2.50 / 2.69
Defense pair
106:55 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 102 / 107
- Fenwick for / against
- 75 / 85
- Corsi share
- 48.8%
- Fenwick share
- 46.9%
- xG for / against
- 4.91 / 6.53
Dallas Stars
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
52:30 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 52 / 43
- Fenwick for / against
- 36 / 23
- Corsi share
- 54.7%
- Fenwick share
- 61.0%
- xG for / against
- 2.76 / 0.94
Defense pair
96:24 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 99 / 73
- Fenwick for / against
- 66 / 48
- Corsi share
- 57.6%
- Fenwick share
- 57.9%
- xG for / against
- 3.83 / 2.68
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected starter unavailable.
Dallas Stars
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Cam Talbot
Columbus Blue Jackets · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 110
- Save %
- 89.1
- Goals allowed
- 12
- Close-range shots %
- 39.1
Jake Oettinger
Dallas Stars · Last start: Oct 25
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 103
- Save %
- 90.3
- Goals allowed
- 10
- Close-range shots %
- 34.0
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Oct 31, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- xG for / game
- 2.86
- xG against / game
- 3.40
- xG differential / game
- -0.55
9 / 9 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Dallas Stars
- xG for / game
- 3.33
- xG against / game
- 2.56
- xG differential / game
- 0.77
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Oct 31, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Columbus Blue Jackets
9 / 9 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 55.1
- Corsi share (%)
- 48.5
- Fenwick share (%)
- 48.5
- Faceoff win %
- 54.7
- Penalties / game
- 3.89
Shots / game: 26.8 · Shooting: 8.7% · Avg distance: 32.7 ft
Dallas Stars
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 58.0
- Corsi share (%)
- 53.6
- Fenwick share (%)
- 54.7
- Faceoff win %
- 55.7
- Penalties / game
- 4.0
Shots / game: 28.0 · Shooting: 11.1% · Avg distance: 31.0 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
CBJ
|
Metric |
DAL
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Points | 15 |
| 0.444 | Points % | 0.682 |
| 22 | Goals for | 32 |
| 30 | Goals against | 20 |
| -8 | Goal differential | 12 |
| W1 | Current streak | W5 |
Road versus home
|
CBJ road
|
Metric |
DAL home
|
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Games | 6 |
| 0 | Wins | 4 |
| 0 | Points | 8 |
| -3 | Goal differential | 5 |
Last 10 games
|
CBJ
|
Metric |
DAL
|
|---|---|---|
| 4-5-0 | Record | 7-2-1 |
| 8 | Points | 15 |
| 22 | Goals for | 32 |
| 30 | Goals against | 16 |
| -8 | Goal differential | 16 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
CBJ
5 wins
10
games reviewed
DAL
5 wins
Total goals31 – 27
Goal differential
+4
/
-4
Goals per game3.1 / 2.7
Shots per game27.6 / 30.8
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 |
Dallas Stars
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
0 - 1 | 28 - 22 | View |
| Oct 21, 2025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Dallas Stars
|
5 - 1 | 29 - 23 | View |
| Feb 25, 2025 |
Dallas Stars
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
4 - 6 | 22 - 29 | View |
| Feb 2, 2025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Dallas Stars
|
3 - 5 | 30 - 39 | View |
| Nov 9, 2023 |
Dallas Stars
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
5 - 2 | 31 - 29 | View |
| Oct 30, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Dallas Stars
|
3 - 5 | 25 - 33 | View |
| Feb 18, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Dallas Stars
|
4 - 1 | 36 - 29 | View |
| Dec 19, 2022 |
Dallas Stars
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 1 | 34 - 28 | View |
| Dec 2, 2021 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Dallas Stars
|
2 - 3 | 22 - 37 | View |
| Oct 25, 2021 |
Dallas Stars
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
1 - 4 | 32 - 26 | View |