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2026-27 forecast · Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM ET
Jet Greaves · 0.908 SV%
The preseason ratings make Columbus Blue Jackets 50.0% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 0.0 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project CBJ for 96 points and DAL for 103.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives Columbus Blue Jackets a 50.0% chance to win on Thu, Nov 5. The matchup detail follows.
at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (51.9% to 51.2%).
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Jet Greaves (CBJ) saved -3.5 goals above expected to Jake Oettinger's -14.5, on save percentages of 0.908 and 0.899.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Columbus Blue Jackets over Dallas Stars is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
DAL
Jake Oettinger
54 games, 2025-26
CBJ
Jet Greaves
55 games, 2025-26
| DAL | Metric | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 51.2% | xGF% (5v5) | 51.9% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Dallas Stars
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Robertson | L | 37 | 49 | 86 |
 Mikko Rantanen | R | 30 | 55 | 85 |
 Wyatt Johnston | C | 42 | 42 | 84 |
 Roope Hintz | C | 22 | 32 | 54 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Werenski | D | 18 | 49 | 67 |
| Date | Game | Pick | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | DAL @ CBJ | DAL | DAL 0–1 CBJ | Missed |
| 2025-10-21 | CBJ @ DAL | DAL | CBJ 5–1 DAL | Missed |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars | 103 | 70.4% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 96 | 47.6% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
 Matthew Knies | L | 24 | 37 | 61 |
|---|
 Adam Fantilli | C | 26 | 31 | 56 |
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 Sean Monahan | C | 18 | 28 | 45 |
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