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Stars vs Blue Jackets Recap

Free NHL recap for Thursday, November 5, 2026 · powered by DataStreak

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Dallas Stars

9-5-2, 20 PTS · L1

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Columbus Blue Jackets

7-7-0, 14 PTS · W2

Stars vs Blue Jackets Prediction

Final score 1–2. How the picks landed — and what the closing line told us — below.

Receipts above. The algorithm doesn't pretend to be right every night — these were the plays it surfaced going in.

Stars vs Blue Jackets Picks

5 plays from DataStreak's algorithm — every pick has an 8+ game streak and a 75%+ historical hit rate over the last 20.

NHL

Dallas Stars

Casey DeSmith

Goalie

under22.5Saves

-110·DraftKings

Current Streak

Just broke

Hit Rate (last 20)

85%

NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets

Sean Monahan

Skater

under1.5Shots on Goal

-129·Fanatics

Current Streak

9 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

80%

NHL

Dallas Stars

Jason Robertson

Skater

over2.5Shots on Goal

-145·Rebet

Current Streak

2 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

75%

NHL

Dallas Stars

Mikko Rantanen

Skater

over0.5Points

-200·Pinnacle

Current Streak

4 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

80%

NHL

Dallas Stars

Jamie Benn

Skater

under1.5Shots on Goal

-109·Unibet

Current Streak

3 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

70%

DAL vs CBJ Parlay

Algorithmic, multi-leg, ranked by tier

DataStreak's parlay engine builds three tiers each day across the available picks. Every leg has its own streak + hit-rate behind it; the engine score is its confidence in the combo.

SafeEngine 133

+1923-leg · $10 → $29.20

3-leg NHL parlay. Avg hit rate: 100%. Hot streaks from Hintz, Steel. Bounce-back spots: Hintz. High-confidence picks targeting consistent hitters.

Roope Hintz

under 2.5 SOG · 100%

-205

Sam Steel

under 0.5 POINTS · 100%

-250

Kent Johnson

under 2.5 SOG · 100%

-250

MediumEngine 131

+7055-leg · $10 → $80.50

5-leg NHL parlay. Avg hit rate: 92%. Hot streaks from Monahan, Hintz. Bounce-back spots: Hintz.

Sean Monahan

under 1.5 SOG · 100%

-129

Roope Hintz

under 2.5 SOG · 100%

-205

Sam Steel

under 0.5 POINTS · 100%

-250

Adam Fantilli

under 0.5 ASSISTS · 80%

-190

Wyatt Johnston

over 1.5 SOG · 80%

-235

LongshotEngine 124

+49095-leg · $10 → $500.90

5-leg NHL parlay. Avg hit rate: 88%. Hot streaks from Monahan, Johnson. Higher-risk, higher-reward combination for bold bettors.

Sean Monahan

under 1.5 SOG · 100%

-129

Kent Johnson

over 0.5 POINTS · 100%

+115

Jamie Benn

over 0.5 POINTS · 80%

+170

Matthew Knies

under 1.5 SOG · 80%

-115

Wyatt Johnston

over 0.5 ASSISTS · 80%

+160

Injury Report

8 listed

JUST IN: Matt Duchene out → Injured Reserve (Abdomen) · Kyle Capobianco out → Injured Reserve (Leg) · Oskar Bäck day-to-day → Injured Reserve (Finger) · Miro Heiskanen day-to-day → Out (Upper Body) · Sam Steel day-to-day → Out (Personal) · Elvis Merzlikins out → Injured Reserve (Shoulder)

DAL

Matt Duchene
Abdomen·Since Sep 23
Injured Reserve
Kyle Capobianco
Leg·Since Oct 27
Injured Reserve
Oskar Bäck
Finger·Since Oct 14
Injured Reserve
Luke Krys
Undisclosed·Since Sep 28
Injured Reserve
Miro Heiskanen
Upper Body·Since Nov 3
Out
Sam Steel
Personal·Since Nov 4
Out

CBJ

Elvis Merzlikins
Shoulder·Since Sep 1
Injured Reserve
Danton Heinen
Since Nov 4
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Team Trends

Dallas Stars

• Dallas Stars 3-6 ATS at home this season
• Dallas Stars 5-8 ATS as a favorite this season
• The under has hit in 8 of the last 10

Season ATS: 7-8 ATS
L10 ATS: 5-5 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 3-2 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 3-6 home ATS
Road ATS: 4-2 road ATS
As Fav: 5-8 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 2-0 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 2-8 O/U
L10 SU: 7-3

Columbus Blue Jackets

• Failed to cover in 7 of the last 10 games
• Columbus Blue Jackets 3-5 ATS at home this season
• Columbus Blue Jackets 0-5 ATS as a favorite this season

Season ATS: 5-8 ATS
L10 ATS: 3-7 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 1-4 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 3-5 home ATS
Road ATS: 2-3 road ATS
As Fav: 0-5 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 5-3 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 5-5 O/U
L10 SU: 4-6

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Head-to-Head

CBJ 3-2 over DAL (2-1 ATS)

Date	Matchup	Score	Winner
2026-11-01	CBJ @ DAL	1–3	DAL
2026-01-23	DAL @ CBJ	0–1	CBJ
2025-10-22	CBJ @ DAL	5–1	CBJ
2025-02-26	DAL @ CBJ	4–6	CBJ
2025-02-02	CBJ @ DAL	3–5	DAL

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The Final Word

Game's done. The board closed, the picks landed where they landed, and the records are in. Read the picks above to see what hit.

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