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CBJ
5 – 1
FINAL
DAL

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Dallas Stars 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Dallas Stars 1. Shots on goal: CBJ 29, DAL 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CBJ 2-0 DAL; P2 CBJ 0-1 DAL; P3 CBJ 3-0 DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:33 Adam Fantilli (assists: Boone Jenner, Kent Johnson) to make it CBJ 1-0 DAL; P1 18:42 Boone Jenner (assists: Charlie Coyle, Damon Severson) to make it CBJ 2-0 DAL; P2 11:58 Tyler Seguin (assists: Colin Blackwell, Adam Erne) to make it CBJ 2-1 DAL; P3 07:21 Denton Mateychuk (assists: Egor Chinakhov, Zachary Aston-Reese) to make it CBJ 3-1 DAL; P3 14:26 Dmitri Voronkov (assists: Sean Monahan, Kirill Marchenko) to make it CBJ 4-1 DAL; P3 17:00 Kent Johnson (assists: Adam Fantilli) to make it CBJ 5-1 DAL. Top skaters: Boone Jenner (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Kent Johnson (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Adam Fantilli (CBJ) 1 G, 1 A; Tyler Seguin (DAL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) 22 saves on 23, decision W; Jake Oettinger (DAL) 24 saves on 28, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CBJ
Adam Fantilli
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:40 TOI
Goals · CBJ
Boone Jenner
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:40 TOI
Goaltending · CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
22 saves on 23 shots (.957) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CBJ 4 largest lead P3 17:00 (CBJ 5, DAL 1) · 3-0 run, P3 7:21–P3 17:00
DAL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:33 Adam Fantilli (Boone Jenner, Kent Johnson) CBJ · snap shot · CBJ 1, DAL 0
  • P1 18:42 Boone Jenner (Charlie Coyle, Damon Severson) CBJ · Power play · deflected shot · CBJ 2, DAL 0
  • P2 11:58 Tyler Seguin (Colin Blackwell, Adam Erne) DAL · deflected shot · CBJ 2, DAL 1
  • P3 7:21 Denton Mateychuk (Egor Chinakhov, Zachary Aston-Reese) CBJ · snap shot · CBJ 3, DAL 1
  • P3 14:26 Dmitri Voronkov (Sean Monahan, Kirill Marchenko) CBJ · Power play · snap shot · CBJ 4, DAL 1
  • P3 17:00 Kent Johnson (Adam Fantilli) CBJ · Empty net · wrist shot · CBJ 5, DAL 1

Linescore

123 T
CBJ 203 5
DAL 010 1

Shots on goal: CBJ 29, DAL 23

Biggest Period

The Columbus Blue Jackets scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CBJDAL
29Shots on goal23
53Shot attempts52
23Faceoff wins32
35Hits22
5Blocked shots14
2Power-play goals0
9Takeaways5
14Giveaways17
4Penalty minutes4
95.7%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ146929
DAL513523

🎯 Shot Map

Columbus Blue Jackets5 G · 45 attempts
Adam Fantilli: saved (backhand)Cole Sillinger: missed the netSean Monahan: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: goal (snap)Cole Sillinger: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: missed the netIsac Lundeström: saved (backhand)Egor Chinakhov: saved (slap)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (tip-in)Zach Werenski: missed the netKirill Marchenko: missed the netKirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (backhand)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Boone Jenner: goal (deflected)Charlie Coyle: saved (backhand)Denton Mateychuk: saved (snap)Dmitri Voronkov: saved (wrap-around)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (wrist)Zach Werenski: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (snap)Kent Johnson: missed the netMathieu Olivier: saved (wrist)Charlie Coyle: saved (snap)Damon Severson: missed the netBoone Jenner: saved (snap)Mathieu Olivier: saved (snap)Mathieu Olivier: missed the netJake Christiansen: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: missed the netDenton Mateychuk: goal (snap)Cole Sillinger: missed the netBoone Jenner: missed the netIvan Provorov: saved (wrist)Sean Monahan: saved (slap)Dmitri Voronkov: goal (snap)Isac Lundeström: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: missed the netAdam Fantilli: missed the netKent Johnson: goal (wrist)Dante Fabbro: saved (snap)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netJake Christiansen: saved (slap)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 24Saved53% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net36% of attempts
Dallas Stars1 G · 38 attempts
Miro Heiskanen: missed the netAdam Erne: missed the netSam Steel: missed the netWyatt Johnston: missed the netAlexander Petrovic: saved (snap)Ilya Lyubushkin: missed the netRadek Faksa: missed the netMiro Heiskanen: saved (wrist)Roope Hintz: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netTyler Seguin: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: missed the netWyatt Johnston: saved (slap)Miro Heiskanen: saved (slap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (snap)Adam Erne: saved (snap)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Tyler Seguin: goal (deflected)Alexander Petrovic: saved (slap)Lian Bichsel: missed the netWyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Sam Steel: missed the netRoope Hintz: missed the netTyler Seguin: missed the netNathan Bastian: saved (tip-in)Jason Robertson: missed the netWyatt Johnston: saved (tip-in)Alexander Petrovic: saved (wrist)Sam Steel: saved (snap)Alexander Petrovic: saved (snap)Adam Erne: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 22Saved58% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net39% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Boone Jenner C 112+123014:40
Adam Fantilli C 112+133013:40
Kent Johnson C 112+110113:18
Denton Mateychuk D 101021120:10
Dmitri Voronkov L 101035015:27
Damon Severson D 011+202022:21
Sean Monahan C 011012017:15
Kirill Marchenko R 011033017:02
Charlie Coyle C 011021016:55
Zachary Aston-Reese C 011+106113:01
Egor Chinakhov R 011+121010:16
Ivan Provorov D 000+230123:43
Zach Werenski D 000001021:56
Dante Fabbro D 000010018:18
Mathieu Olivier R 000025116:24
Cole Sillinger C 000012016:11
Isac Lundeström C 000+110013:17
Jake Christiansen D 000020012:06
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Elvis Merzlikins W 222395.7160:00
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tyler Seguin C 101-120017:20
Colin Blackwell C 011+113014:10
Adam Erne L 011+113111:24
Miro Heiskanen D 000-141123:32
Esa Lindell D 000+101220:59
Jason Robertson L 000-230120:13
Thomas Harley D 000-101420:03
Wyatt Johnston C 000-230019:37
Sam Steel C 000011118:46
Mikko Rantanen R 000-212018:41
Alexander Petrovic D 000-241018:00
Mavrik Bourque C 000-100118:00
Roope Hintz C 000-220017:14
Lian Bichsel D 000-100017:06
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000+101215:38
Radek Faksa C 000003110:12
Justin Hryckowian C 000001010:04
Nathan Bastian R 000014008:33
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger L 242885.7458:16

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CBJ 1 – 0 DAL
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Columbus Blue Jackets 3-3-0 W2 L10 3-3-0 Next game recap: vs WSH · Fri, Oct 24
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