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Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars

NHL
Sabres
21-14-4, 46 PTS
4-1
Final
Stars
25-8-7, 57 PTS
American Airlines Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftDAL shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
BUF1411631
DAL148729

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen28/29 SV, .966
Casey DeSmith27/31 SV, .871
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BUF0224
DAL1001

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 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.1Tage ThompsonC
  2. 28.4Bowen ByramD
  3. 38.2Josh DoanRW
  4. 47.6Jason RobertsonLW
  5. 57.5Noah OstlundC
  6. 67.5Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG
  7. 77.4Alex TuchRW
  8. 87.3Mavrik BourqueC
  9. 97.1Owen PowerD
  10. 107.0Rasmus DahlinD
  11. 116.8Peyton KrebsC
  12. 126.8Mattias SamuelssonD

Team stats

BUFDAL
9Blocked Shots12
24Hits15
4Takeaways3
31Shots29
0Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities2
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won20
58.3Faceoff Win Percent41.7
14Giveaways12
2Total Penalties2
4Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Tage Thompson

BUF · 2 G, 1 A, 7 SOG

9.1

Deserved to win

51%
BUF · 2.96 xG
49%
DAL · 2.86 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:22Josh Dunne

    Faceoff win vs C. Blackwell

    Josh Dunne faceoff won against Colin Blackwell

    J. Dunne

  3. P3 0:35Noah Ostlund
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Noah Ostlund

    N. Ostlund · 2 A

  4. P3 0:43Mavrik Bourque

    Snap shot wide right

    Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot Wide Right

    M. Bourque · 1 G

  5. P3 0:47Bowen Byram

    Big hit on J. Robertson

    Bowen Byram hit Jason Robertson

    B. Byram · 1 G, 1 A

  6. P3 1:10Ilya Lyubushkin

    Shot blocked by N. Ostlund

    Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Noah Ostlund

    I. Lyubushkin

  7. P3 1:44Josh Doan

    Hit

    Josh Doan hit Nils Lundkvist

  8. P3 1:53Tage Thompson

    Big hit on M. Bourque

    Tage Thompson hit Mavrik Bourque

    T. Thompson · 2 G, 1 A

  9. P3 2:51Ryan McLeod

    Faceoff win vs S. Steel

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Steel

    R. McLeod

  10. P3 3:34Mikko Rantanen
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen

    M. Rantanen

  11. P3 4:00Jason Robertson

    Shot

    Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

  12. P3 4:01Mavrik Bourque

    Shot blocked by B. Byram

    Mavrik Bourque shot blocked by Bowen Byram

    M. Bourque · 1 G

  13. P3 4:29Roope Hintz

    Faceoff win vs J. Norris

    Roope Hintz faceoff won against Josh Norris

    R. Hintz

  14. P3 4:31Bowen Byram

    Snap shot wide right

    Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right

    B. Byram · 1 G, 1 A

  15. P3 4:33Alex Tuch

    Faceoff win vs R. Hintz

    Alex Tuch faceoff won against Roope Hintz

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  16. P3 4:40Thomas Harley

    Big hit on T. Thompson

    Thomas Harley hit Tage Thompson

    T. Harley

  17. P3 4:56Peyton Krebs

    Tip-in wide left

    Peyton Krebs Tip-In Wide Left

    P. Krebs

  18. P3 4:59Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs R. Faksa

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Radek Faksa

    T. Thompson · 2 G, 1 A

  19. P3 5:01Jack Quinn

    Slap shot on goal

    Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith

    J. Quinn

  20. P3 5:36Josh Dunne
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Josh Dunne

    J. Dunne

  21. P3 5:43Beck Malenstyn

    Big hit on E. Lindell

    Beck Malenstyn hit Esa Lindell

    B. Malenstyn

  22. P3 6:46Mavrik Bourque

    Deflected wide left

    Mavrik Bourque Deflected Wide Left

    M. Bourque · 1 G

  23. P3 7:01Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs R. Hintz

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Roope Hintz

    T. Thompson · 2 G, 1 A

  24. P3 7:04Roope Hintz

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Roope Hintz Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    R. Hintz

  25. P3 7:06Roope Hintz

    Faceoff win vs T. Thompson

    Roope Hintz faceoff won against Tage Thompson

    R. Hintz

Leaders

BUFDAL
Goals
Tage Thompson
2
Mavrik Bourque
1
Assists
Noah Ostlund
2
Jason Robertson
1
Points
Tage Thompson
3
Mavrik Bourque
1

Season seriesBUF leads series 1-0

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