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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · American Airlines Center

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · Prime Video

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday, October 31, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and Prime Video.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 3 of a road trip: Philadelphia and Carolina, now Dallas.

  1. 212026-10-21: no game
  2. 222026-10-22: no game
  3. 232026-10-23: no game
  4. 242026-10-24: vs VGK
  5. 252026-10-25: no game
  6. 262026-10-26: no game
  7. 272026-10-27: at PHI
  8. 282026-10-28: no game
  9. 292026-10-29: at CAR
  10. 302026-10-30: no game
  11. 312026-10-31: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,052 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,810 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

Another game at home.

  1. 212026-10-21: no game
  2. 222026-10-22: vs WPG
  3. 232026-10-23: no game
  4. 242026-10-24: no game
  5. 252026-10-25: vs NYI
  6. 262026-10-26: no game
  7. 272026-10-27: vs NJD
  8. 282026-10-28: no game
  9. 292026-10-29: vs MTL
  10. 302026-10-30: no game
  11. 312026-10-31: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59
Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJDAL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)DAL 50.4s (6th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CBJ 34% (6th most often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series