Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Blue Jackets @ Stars

Sat, Oct 31, 2026

Stars 3, Blue Jackets 1

Blue Jackets at Stars: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameBlue Jackets1 gameStars1 game
Goals−2.04−0.21
Goals against−0.16−2.10
Shots+1.5−11.4
Shots against−10.0−0.4
Power-play goals−0.59+0.23
Power-play goals allowed+0.33−0.64
Penalty minutes−9.3−7.3

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Stars

Blue Jackets

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Blue Jackets

  • The Blue Jackets' goals were 0.72 higher at home than away against expected over their last 165 games, 1st of 32 teams.fact · rankedthe split →This game: 2.02 under expected.

The series

If you squint

  • On the road, the Blue Jackets' shots were 6.0 under expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 2.7 over expected.
  • Against a team over .500, the Blue Jackets' goals against were 1.27 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.15 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 31, 2026at StarsStars 3, Blue Jackets 1
Jan 22, 2026at Blue JacketsBlue Jackets 1, Stars 0
Oct 21, 2025at StarsBlue Jackets 5, Stars 1
Feb 25, 2025at Blue JacketsBlue Jackets 6, Stars 4
Feb 2, 2025at StarsStars 5, Blue Jackets 3
Nov 9, 2023at Blue JacketsStars 5, Blue Jackets 2
Oct 30, 2023at StarsStars 5, Blue Jackets 3
Feb 18, 2023at StarsBlue Jackets 4, Stars 1
Dec 19, 2022at Blue JacketsStars 2, Blue Jackets 1
Dec 2, 2021at StarsStars 3, Blue Jackets 2

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 30, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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