Blue Jackets 1, Stars 3 — October 31, 2026: recap and analysis

CBJCBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
5-6-0 · L1 · L10: 4-6-0
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
Final
1—3
Oct 31, 2026 · American Airlines Center
DALDAL
Dallas Stars
7-5-1 · L2 · L10: 6-3-1
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
SO
W

Final score: Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Dallas Stars 3. Stars won with fewer expected goals, 2.27 to 2.35. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Jake Oettinger (24/25 saves, .960 SV%, +0.9 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Stars, 84% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
CBJ xG
2.35
ACTUAL
1 — 3
DAL xG
2.27
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.56
HIGH xG
DAL1P 02:16Power Play
CBJ 0 - 1 DAL
0.01
LOW xG
DAL1P 19:59Even Strength
CBJ 0 - 2 DAL
0.22
HIGH xG
CBJ3P 06:21Even Strength
CBJ 1 - 2 DAL
DAL3P 19:59Even StrengthEN
CBJ 1 - 3 DAL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jake Oettinger
29
Jake Oettinger
G · DAL · #29
24/25 saves, .960 SV%, +0.9 GSAX
★2
Jet Greaves
73
Jet Greaves
G · CBJ · #73
14/16 saves, .875 SV%, −0.1 GSAX
★3
Arttu Hyry
25
Arttu Hyry
R · DAL · #25
1G, 1A, 4 SOG, 3 HIT

Team Stats

CBJDAL
25Shots17
2.35xGF2.27
64.45v5 CF%35.6
60.0FO%40.0
0/1PP1/2
33Hits10
8Blocks14
18Giveaways20
3Takeaways8
4PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodCBJ SOGDAL SOGCBJ xGDAL xG
1st990.621.43
2nd950.840.59
3rd730.890.25
Total25172.352.27

Penalties

3 TOTAL
1P 01:43
CBJ
Jet GreavesDelay of game (puck over glass) (2 min)
2P 06:58
DAL
Nils LundkvistHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Conor Garland
2P 12:26
CBJ
TeamToo many men on the ice (2 min)

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