NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 2/2/2025

Jake Oettinger skating for the Boston Bruins. Photo By Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Photo By Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars

Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Sunday, February 2
Time: 6:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN / FDSNOH / Victory+
Radio:
Columbus – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
Dallas – 96.7 FM KTCK-AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Columbus +1.5 ML -120
Dallas -1.5 ML +100
O/U 5.5

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets are outplaying expectations this season, they are currently holding the first Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference. Columbus has won four of their last five coming into tonight’s game.

James van Riemsdyk will be in the lineup tonight after suffering a high stick on Friday that knocked out four teeth and required 30 stitches.

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

Dallas made a splash adding Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks with part of their cap space. They’re now left with $2.85m of wiggle room. The Stars have won four games in a row and are currently second in the Central Division.

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:

Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
van Riemsdyk-Sillinger-K. Johnson
Aston-Reese-Belluz-Olivier
Pyyhtia-Kuraly-Danforth

Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Johnston
Benn-Duchene-Bourque
Dadonov-Granlund-Stankoven
Back-Steel-Blackwell

Harley-Lyubushkin
Lindell-Ceci
Bichsel-Dumba

Oettinger
Desmith

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kirill Marchenko leads the Blue Jackets in goals with 21 and second on the team in points with 54.

Dallas Stars

Jake Oettinger is having a stellar season between the pipes for the Stars; posting a .912 SV% and a 2.32 GAA. Roope Hintz leads the Stars in goals scored with 22.

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Sean Monahan – IR
Yegor Chinakhov – IR
Eric Gudbranson – IR
F Boone Jenner – IR

Dallas Stars

Tyler Seguin – LTIR
D Miro Heiskanen – IR
D Nils Lundkvist – LTIR

Next Up

Columbus Blue Jackets: February 4 at Buffalo Sabres
Dallas Stars: February 4 at Anaheim Ducks

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