Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars
On the ice
BUF shoots leftDAL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 14 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| DAL | 14 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
In net
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen28/29 SV, .966
Casey DeSmith27/31 SV, .871| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Sabres 4-1
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at American Airlines Center. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. The Sabres outscored the Stars 2-0 in the 2nd period. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (2). Mavrik Bourque led the Stars in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar BackC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 10:35 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie BennLW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:27 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 10:58 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin BlackwellC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 10:50 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mavrik BourqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 14:09 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt DucheneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 15:43 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 13:39 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek FaksaC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 11:03 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roope HintzC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:32 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 14:36 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin HryckowianC | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 9:23 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wyatt JohnstonC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 16:59 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 14:08 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko RantanenRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:36 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 17:08 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason RobertsonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:16 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 17:44 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam SteelC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 11:36 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas HarleyD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 22:58 | 1:04 | 0:57 | 20:57 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miro HeiskanenD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:50 | 3:08 | 3:03 | 18:39 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa LindellD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:58 | 0:20 | 3:04 | 19:34 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils LundkvistD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:53 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya LyubushkinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 15:41 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander PetrovicD | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:27 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmithG | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .871 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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