Dallas at Columbus

Dallas needs to keep winning if they have any hope of catching Nashville who is four points ahead of the Stars and holding the fourth home-ice spot. The Blue Jackets have been outscored 15-4 in a four-game losing streak to as the season winds down. Dallas has won 16 of the last 21 vs. Columbus. Home underdogs that allow 3+ goals per game after two straight blowout losses by 3+ goals are just 13-57-13 (19%) over the past decade in second-half play. A motivated Dallas team should steamroll a Columbus squad that has packed it in.