Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars Prediction 10/21/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars meet Tuesday in NHL action from the American Airlines Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas Stars prediction.

Columbus Blue Jackets Recap

The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to build on their 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out to improve to 2-3 on the year. After this game, Columbus will head home for a game against the Washington Capitals.

Blue Jackets Snap Two-Game Slide

Kirill Marchenko leads the Blue Jackets with 6 points including a team-high 5 goals while Dmitri Voronkov has 5 points with 2 goals and 3 assists. Boone Jenner and Zach Werenski each have 4 points with 3 assists while Adam Fantilli and Ivan Provorov each have 3 points with 2 assists. Charlie Coyle has 2 assists and Damon Severson has 2 points with a goal and an assist as well on the year. Jet Greaves has gone 1-2 with a 2.04 GAA and a .928 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins has gone 1-1 with a 3.54 GAA and a .920 save percentage between the pipes for Columbus so far this season. 

Dallas Stars Recap

The Dallas Stars come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss at the hands of the St. Louis Blues last time out to sit at 3-2 this season. After this game, Dallas will take on the Los Angeles Kings at home.

Stars Drop Back-To-Back Games

Mikko Rantanen leads the Stars with 7 points including 3 goals and a team-high 4 assists while Wyatt Johnston has 6 points with a team-high 4 goals and Thomas Harley and Roope Hintz each have 6 points as well with a team-high 5 assists. Jason Robertson’s added 6 points with 2 goals and 4 assists while Tyler Seguin, Esa Lindell and Nils Lundkvist each have 3 points with a goal and 2 assists. Radek Faksa, Mavrik Bourque and Matt Duchene each have 2 points with a goal and an assist and Miro Heiskanen has 2 assists as well this season. Jake Oettinger has gone 3-1 with a 2.95 GAA and a .905 save percentage in goal for Dallas while Casey DeSmith has gone 0-1 with a 5.15 GAA and an .808 save percentage so far this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Dallas Stars Betting Trends: October 21, 2025

Why the Dallas Stars will win

• The Stars have won six of their last seven home games against the Blue Jackets.
• The Blue Jackets have lost 14 of their last 16 Tuesday road games.
• The home team has covered the puck line in 10 of the last 13 games between the Blue Jackets and Stars.
• The Stars have won the second period in each of their last four home games against the Blue Jackets following a road loss.

Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win

• The Blue Jackets have won each of their last three games as road underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Stars have lost three of their last four games as home favorites.
• The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 road games against Central Division opponents.
• The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Blue Jackets have won the third period in each of their last six road games when leading after the second period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Stars’ last five night games against Metropolitan Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Blue Jackets’ last four road games following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last seven games following a home win.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Stars’ last eight games.

Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts

• Wyatt Johnston has scored a goal in four of the Stars’ last five games.
• Mikko Rantanen has recorded at least one point in each of the Stars’ last six games.
• Thomas Harley has recorded at least one assist in each of the Stars’ last seven Tuesday games.

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts

• Kirill Marchenko has scored at least one goal in three of the Blue Jackets’ last four games.
• Kirill Marchenko has recorded at least one point in eight of the Blue Jackets’ last nine road games against Central Division opponents.
• Adam Fantilli has recorded an assist in each of the Blue Jackets’ last four games against the Stars.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Dallas Stars rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (33.33%).
• The Dallas Stars rank 6th in the league for goals per game this season (3.60).
• The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (7.69%).
• The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 32nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (55.56%).

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas Stars Prediction

I’m on the Stars in this one. I get the case to be made for the Blue Jackets as I think Columbus has a lot of upside this season after an improvement in 2024-25, but the problem here is that I think it’s a bad spot for Columbus as I think Dallas is the better team and the Stars losing back-to-back games doesn’t happen often let alone losing three in a row. I think Dallas snaps out of it and gets the win here so I’ll side with Dallas.