Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars 3–2 in a shootout on Friday, February 10, 2012 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Dallas Stars 2 42-35-5
at Buffalo Sabres 3 39-32-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Dallas Stars 1 0 1 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 2 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Dallas Stars 10 12 3 1 0 26
Buffalo Sabres 7 9 13 3 0 32

Three stars

  1. N. Gerbe, Buffalo Sabres
  2. J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
  3. A. Goligoski, Dallas Stars (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:53 Dallas Stars Michael Ryder (1) Alex Goligoski (1), Loui Eriksson (1) Power play DAL 1, BUF 0
3rd 04:17 Dallas Stars Tomas Vincour (1) Jamie Benn (1), Steve Ott (1) Even strength DAL 2, BUF 0
3rd 05:07 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Jason Pominville (1), Christian Ehrhoff (1) Power play DAL 2, BUF 1
3rd 19:21 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (1) Drew Stafford (1), Tyler Myers (1) Even strength DAL 2, BUF 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Brad Boyes Goal
1 Dallas Stars Loui Eriksson Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Saved
2 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn Goal
3 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Saved
3 Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro Saved
4 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis Saved
4 Dallas Stars Tomas Vincour Saved
5 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Gerbe Goal (winner)
5 Dallas Stars Michael Ryder Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Stat Dallas Stars Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 26 32
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 25 20
Blocked shots 12 11
Giveaways 5 10
Takeaways 6 14
Faceoffs won 27/65 (41.5%) 38/65 (58.5%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 J. Dowell C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:46
Number 14 J. Benn L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 41.7% 20:48
Number 16 A. Burish R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 07:55
Number 20 R. Dvorak R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 15:04
Number 21 L. Eriksson L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 23:03
Number 23 T. Wandell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 66.7% 08:26
Number 24 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:41
Number 29 S. Ott C 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 60% 21:18
Number 38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 14:07
Number 63 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 21:55
Number 73 M. Ryder R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 40% 18:57
Number 81 T. Vincour C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 3 0 15:34
Number 2 N. Grossmann D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 22:08
Number 3 S. Robidas D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 24:19
Number 6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 24:21
Number 28 M. Fistric D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 7 0 0 100% 16:21
Number 33 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 0 0 25:45
Number 36 P. Larsen D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 17:09
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen 32 30 2 .938 65:00 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 04:15
Number 9 D. Roy C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 47.1% 21:53
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 0 0 7 4 0 0 33.3% 16:10
Number 22 B. Boyes R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 80% 09:42
Number 23 V. Leino L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18:05
Number 26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 16:01
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 66.7% 18:10
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 66.7% 21:05
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 100% 17:36
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 08:18
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 15:44
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 60% 17:35
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 22:30
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 18:26
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 26:02
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 19:12
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:57
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 24:12
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 26 24 2 .923 64:29 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:15 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick Roughing 2
2nd 00:42 Dallas Stars Alex Goligoski Hooking 2
2nd 10:25 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Leopold High sticking 2
2nd 19:12 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Tripping 2
3rd 04:44 Dallas Stars Radek Dvorak Holding 2
3rd 08:33 Buffalo Sabres Ville Leino Holding 2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach
Glen Gulutzan
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Brad Watson, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Don Henderson, David Brisebois
Dallas Stars scratches
Sheldon Souray, Toby Petersen, Adam Pardy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Marc-Andre Gragnani, Luke Adam

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