Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Dallas Stars
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 2–1.
Game leaders
1Kent JohnsonPoints
1Wyatt Johnston
5Adam FantilliShots on goal
5Esa Lindell
27Cam TalbotSaves
29Casey DeSmith
Three stars
★ First starZach WerenskiColumbus Blue Jackets · 1 G · 5 SOG- ★ Second starCam TalbotColumbus Blue Jackets · 27/28 · 96.4%
★ Third starMikko RantanenDallas Stars · 1 G · 1 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength25/26
- Short-handed2/2
- Even strength26/27
- Against the power play3/3
Key stats
- 30Shots on goal28
- 3.3Shooting %3.6
- 0Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Columbus Blue Jackets: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Dallas Stars: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 2 meetings: Columbus Blue Jackets won 1, Dallas Stars won 1.
- Dallas Stars lead this season's series 1–0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Dallas Stars
Shooting
- 30Shots on goal28
- 3.3Shooting %3.6
- 0Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 24Hits22
- 16Blocked shots18
Puck control
- 37.5Faceoffs won %69.7
- 1Takeaways5
- 16Giveaways25
Goaltending
- 27Saves29
- 96.4Save %96.7
Discipline
- 4Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
Columbus Blue Jackets took 52% of the shots on goal.
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Dallas Stars
3028
- Shooting %
- 3.3%3.6%
- Save %
- 96.4%96.7%
- Shooting + save %
- 99.7100.3
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Zach Werenski29:21
- Ivan Provorov25:43
- Charlie Coyle23:09
- Denton Mateychuk22:19
- Damon Severson21:49
- Adam Fantilli20:28
- Kent Johnson20:03
- Matthew Knies19:18
- Cole Sillinger18:51
- Sean Monahan18:24
Dallas Stars
- Thomas Harley28:31
- Esa Lindell26:05
- Nils Lundkvist21:06
- Jason Robertson20:30
- Tyler Myers19:50
- Wyatt Johnston19:15
- Mikko Rantanen19:13
- Lian Bichsel18:06
- Roope Hintz17:49
- Arttu Hyry16:43
Skaters
| 94Ryan LombergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 05:06 |
| 83Conor GarlandRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15:24 |
| 91Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20:03 |
| 23Sean MonahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18:24 |
| 19Adam FantilliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38% | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20:28 |
| 78Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21:49 |
| 15Dante FabbroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12:23 |
| 24Mathieu OlivierRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17:46 |
| 5Denton MateychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 29 | 22:19 |
| 8Zach WerenskiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 26 | 29:21 |
| 43Valeri NichushkinRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18:08 |
| 4Cole SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18:51 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 05:41 |
| 9Ivan ProvorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 32 | 25:43 |
| 2Jake ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11:16 |
| 3Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23:09 |
| Luca Del Bel BelluzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 05:51 |
| 89Matthew KniesL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19:18 |
Goaltenders
| 73Jet GreavesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| 33Cam TalbotG | 28 | 27 | 1 | 96.4% | 25/26 | 2/2 | 65:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |