Dallas Stars (3-2) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (3-2)
October 25, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbus Blue Jackets +105 / Dallas Stars -147; Over/Under: -1.5
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The Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Monday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. The Dallas Stars look for a win after splitting their last four games. The Columbus Blue Jackets look for a win to build on their solid 3-2-0 record.
The Dallas Stars are averaging two goals per game and are scoring on 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Miro Heiskanen leads Dallas with two goals, Radek Faksa has three assists and Esa Lindell has 15 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.20 goals per game and are killing 81.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Braden Holtby has allowed seven goals on 139 shots faced, and Anton Khudobin has allowed three goals on 33 shots.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 33.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with four goals, Oliver Bjorkstrand has five assists and Zach Werenski has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 77.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Elvis Merzlikins has allowed five goals on 94 shots faced, and Joonas Korpisalo has allowed seven goals on 76 shots.
The Stars are 8-3 in their last 11 games as a favorite and 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest. The Blue Jackets are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 28-58 in their last 86 overall. The under is 5-0 in Stars last 5 overall. The over is 14-6-1 in Blue Jackets last 21 overall. The Stars are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in Columbus.
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the plus money is worth a look given their start to the season, but their overall performance dating back to last year still haunts me. The Dallas Stars have been profitable in the favorite role more times than not, and they have a defense that travels. The Stars have also won four of the last five meetings against the Blue Jackets. I’ll lay the reasonable price with the road team.
