Stars 3, Blue Jackets 1 — NHL Recap

📰Game Recap

Dallas secured an early advantage and maintained control to defeat Columbus 3-1. The Stars established a two-goal lead in the opening period, beginning with Mikko Rantanen's goal at 2:16, assisted by Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson. Thomas Harley extended the lead to 2-0 for Dallas just before the period concluded, scoring with 19 seconds remaining on assists from Arttu Hyry and Miro Heiskanen. The SportsFBI model had favored Dallas at 63% probability for the win.

Despite Columbus generating more shots on goal throughout the game, Dallas's early cushion held firm. The second period saw no scoring from either team, with Dallas maintaining its 2-0 lead. Jake Oettinger for Dallas stopped 25 of 26 shots faced, proving crucial as the Blue Jackets outshot the Stars 26-17 overall. Jet Greaves of Columbus made 14 saves on 16 shots.

Columbus attempted a rally in the third period when Damon Severson scored at 6:21, assisted by Zach Werenski and Kent Johnson, cutting the deficit to 2-1. However, Dallas prevented any further scoring, sealing the 3-1 victory. Following the game, Dallas moved to a 7-5-1 record, while Columbus's record stands at 5-6-0.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Dallas Stars (-185, 65% implied) over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Dallas Stars (63% confidence). It gave a 30% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 2 goals.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · DAL -1.5 DAL covered Won by 2

Total · 5.5 Under 4 combined

Moneyline CBJ +160 · DAL -194 DAL favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Puck line (DAL) -1.5-1.5 No move

Total 5.55.5 No move

Moneyline (DAL) -111-194 -83

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Mikko Rantanen

1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:50 TOI

Goals · DAL

Thomas Harley

1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 23:10 TOI

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

📊 Game Flow

CBJ 0 largest lead Never led

DAL 2 largest lead P1 19:59 (CBJ 0, DAL 2) · 2-0 run, P1 2:16–P1 19:59

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times

Scoring summary

P1 2:16 Mikko Rantanen (Wyatt Johnston, Jason Robertson) DAL · Power play · snap shot · CBJ 0, DAL 1
P1 19:59 Thomas Harley (Arttu Hyry, Miro Heiskanen) DAL · snap shot · CBJ 0, DAL 2
P3 6:21 Damon Severson (Zach Werenski, Kent Johnson) CBJ · snap shot · CBJ 1, DAL 2
P3 19:59 Arttu Hyry (Jamie Benn, Miro Heiskanen) DAL · Empty net · snap shot · CBJ 1, DAL 3

Linescore

	1	2	3		T
CBJ	0	0	1		1
DAL	2	0	0		3

Shots on goal: CBJ 26, DAL 16

Biggest Period

The Dallas Stars scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CBJDAL

25Shots on goal17

44Shot attempts41

30Faceoff wins20

33Hits10

8Blocked shots14

0Power-play goals1

3Takeaways8

17Giveaways20

0Penalty minutes2

87.5%Save %96.0%

Shots on goal by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
CBJ	9	9	7	25
DAL	9	5	3	17

🎯 Shot Map

Columbus Blue Jackets1 G · 36 attempts

1Goals3% of attempts
24Saved67% of attempts
11Missed the net31% of attempts

Dallas Stars3 G · 26 attempts

3Goals12% of attempts
14Saved54% of attempts
9Missed the net35% 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

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Damon Severson	D	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	20:50
Zach Werenski	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	2	28:01
Kent Johnson	C	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	19:18
Adam Fantilli	C	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	24:54
Charlie Coyle	C	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	23:57
Denton Mateychuk	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21:21
Ivan Provorov	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19:31
Matthew Knies	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17:29
Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	-1	3	4	1	17:26
Cole Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	15:44
Sean Monahan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	15:20
Conor Garland	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	14:14
Dante Fabbro	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12:57
Mathieu Olivier	R	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	12:04
Danton Heinen	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	11:38
Jake Christiansen	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	11:03
Ryan Lomberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	08:40
Erik Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	04:34

CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Jet Greaves	L	14	16	87.5	2	58:26

DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Arttu Hyry	R	1	1	2	+2	4	3	0	15:23
Miro Heiskanen	D	0	2	2	+1	1	0	2	26:12
Thomas Harley	D	1	0	1	+1	2	0	1	22:49
Mikko Rantanen	R	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	18:50
Wyatt Johnston	C	0	1	1	-1	3	0	2	19:48
Jason Robertson	L	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	16:38
Jamie Benn	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	15:45
Esa Lindell	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23:29
Nils Lundkvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20:29
Sam Steel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	18:19
Roope Hintz	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	16:55
Tyler Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15:50
Lian Bichsel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12:55
Justin Hryckowian	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12:29
Tyler Myers	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	12:14
David Perron	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	11:31
Colin Blackwell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	09:18
Joel Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	09:06

DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Jake Oettinger	W	24	25	96.0	1	60:00

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Miro Heiskanen DAL	Points	0.5	2	Over
	Assists	0.5	2	Over
	Shots on goal	1.5	1	Under
Arttu Hyry DAL	Points	0.5	2	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
Mikko Rantanen DAL	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
	Goals	0.5	1	Over
	Shots on goal	2.5	3	Over
Damon Severson CBJ	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
Thomas Harley DAL	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	1.5	2	Over
Jason Robertson DAL	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	1	Over
	Goals	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	2.5	1	Under