DAL 1–5 CBJ Final · L
Stars/Schedule/Recap Tue, Oct 21, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Dallas Stars
DAL · 3-3-0
1–5
FinalL
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 3-3-0
1ST2ND3RDT DAL 0511305123 CBJ 2140639529 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Stars trail the season series 0–1
DAL 3-3-0 · CBJ 3-3-0 · First meeting this season — the Stars trail the season series 0–1

Stars fell to the Blue Jackets

The Stars created the better chances (3.4 to 2.3 expected goals) — and lost 1–5. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 2.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Stars created the better chances: 3.4 expected goals to 2.3, on 23 and 29 shots on goal.

DAL 3.4 xG · 23 shots CBJ 2.3 xG · 29 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 1.1 · 1.2
2nd · the swing 1.6 · 0.4
3rd 0.7 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Stars win 68.
DAL 68%CBJ 32%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 4 penalties
← Stars shoot this way Blue Jackets shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Boone Jenner, Kent Johnson · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
0–1
PEN
14:40 Cole Sillinger· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
17:11 Mavrik Bourque· Interference
Jenner scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
18:42 Boone Jenner PPGWG
Charlie Coyle, Damon Severson · Power play (Bourque, interference) · deflected shot, a great chance (37%)
0–2
2nd period
PEN
03:47 Ivan Provorov· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
11:58 Tyler Seguin
Colin Blackwell, Adam Erne · deflected shot, a good chance (13%)
1–2
3rd period
4
Egor Chinakhov, · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
1–3
PEN
13:45 Colin Blackwell· Holding the stick
Voronkov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
5
14:26 Dmitri Voronkov PP
Sean Monahan, Kirill Marchenko · Power play (Blackwell, holding the stick) · snap shot, a good chance (10%)
1–4
6
17:00 Kent Johnson EN
Adam Fantilli · wrist shot, into an empty net
1–5
Goaltending
−1.7
vs expected
24/28 saves · 4 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+2.4
vs expected
22/23 saves · 1 GA · 3.4 xGA Stopped 2.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DALCBJ
Shots on goal
23
29
Expected goals
3.4
2.3
Hits
21
35
Blocks
8
14
Faceoffs
58%
42%
Power play
0/2
2/2
Penalty minutes
4
4
The Stars went 0-for-2 on the power play and allowed 2 on 2 Blue Jackets power plays.