NHL · Final Recap

Columbus Edges Dallas in a 2-1 Goalie Duel

November 6, 2026 · 2:55 AM

A 30-28 shot edge and Cam Talbot’s 27 saves lifted Columbus to a 2-1 win.

Columbus beat Dallas 2-1 on Thursday, in a game played today, earning its third straight win. The Blue Jackets outshot the Stars 30-28 and outhit them 24-22, while giving the puck away 16 times to Dallas’s 25. Cam Talbot stopped 27 of 28 shots for a 96.4% save percentage, while Casey DeSmith made 29 saves on 30 shots for 96.7%. Zach Werenski scored for Columbus with five shots and a plus-1 rating; Mikko Rantanen scored Dallas’s goal on one shot and also finished plus-1. Kent Johnson, Matthew Knies and Wyatt Johnston each recorded an assist, with all three posting a plus-1. Neither team scored on the power play, and Columbus took 4 penalty minutes to Dallas’s 6. Columbus’s second goal proved the margin, though the supplied box score gives neither its scorer nor its timing.

Key Performers

Zach Werenski, Columbus: 1 G, 0 A, 1 P, 5 shots, +1, 0 PPG, 0 hits. Kent Johnson (0-1-1, 3 shots, +1, 0 PPG, 0 hits), Matthew Knies (0-1-1, 1 shot, +1, 0 PPG, 3 hits) and Wyatt Johnston (0-1-1, 2 shots, +1, 0 PPG, 2 hits) each had an assist. Cam Talbot, Columbus: 27 saves on 28 shots, 96.4%; Casey DeSmith, Dallas: 29 saves on 30 shots, 96.7%.

Standings Impact

Columbus moves from 6-7-0 to 7-7-0 and extends its listed two-game winning streak. Dallas drops from 9-5-1 to 9-6-1 after its second straight loss.

DYMA Insight

Columbus converted the result despite a substantial power-index gap: the Blue Jackets entered ranked 25th at 48.5, while Dallas was seventh at 76.1. The 30-28 shot edge and Talbot’s .964 save percentage were the clearest measures of how Columbus made the upset hold.