Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Dallas Stars	3	50-23-9
at Buffalo Sabres	1	35-36-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	9	12	8	29
Buffalo Sabres	6	11	8	25

Three stars

A. Niemi, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
V. Nichushkin, Dallas Stars (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:51	Dallas Stars	Valeri Nichushkin (2)	Antoine Roussel (5), Cody Eakin (2)	Even strength	DAL 1, BUF 0
3rd	07:35	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza (7)	Alex Goligoski (5), Mattias Janmark (4)	Even strength	DAL 2, BUF 0
3rd	13:03	Buffalo Sabres	Ryan O'Reilly (6)	Cody Franson (7), Tyler Ennis (7)	Power play	DAL 2, BUF 1
3rd	18:33	Dallas Stars	Tyler Seguin (10)	Jamie Benn (14), Alex Goligoski (6)	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 3, BUF 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Dallas Stars	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	29	25
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	2
Hits	11	25
Blocked shots	14	15
Giveaways	5	8
Takeaways	8	9
Faceoffs won	46/75 (61.3%)	29/75 (38.7%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:17
Number 13 M. Janmark	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	15:57
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	1	0	44.4%	18:46
Number 18 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:22
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	64.7%	17:28
Number 21 A. Roussel	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:14
Number 22 C. Sceviour	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		13:02
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	64.3%	12:41
Number 43 V. Nichushkin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:33
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		10:56
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	72.2%	15:30
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	15:34
Number 2 J. Jokipakka	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:38
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	0	0		24:17
Number 4 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	2	0		21:11
Number 24 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:15
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	2	2	+2	2	3	1	2	0		23:40
Number 47 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	5	0		20:13

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		18:41
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	0	0	18.8%	19:37
Number 17 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	10:51
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	14:42
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		15:09
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:39
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	0		12:54
Number 59 T. Schaller	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	08:45
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	0	0		22:09
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		10:43
Number 88 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:54
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	1	47.1%	21:39
Number 3 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		15:49
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		19:24
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		19:37
Number 46 C. Franson	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0		17:35
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	2	0		21:03
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4	0		22:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	28	26	2	.929	58:45	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:37	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	Slashing	2
1st	18:48	Dallas Stars	John Klingberg	High sticking	2
3rd	12:37	Dallas Stars	Jamie Benn	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:16	Dallas Stars	Alex Goligoski	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
Dallas Stars scratches: Travis Moen, Patrik Nemeth, Jamie Oleksiak
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Carlo Colaiacovo, Zemgus Girgensons

2015-2016 season series

Every Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 17, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars, Sat, Nov 21, 2015

Other NHL games on Nov 17

Other NHL games on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 5 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins, Tue, Nov 17, 2015
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Nov 17, 2015
St. Louis Blues 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Nov 17, 2015
Minnesota Wild 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Nov 17, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Nov 17, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Nov 17, 2015
New Jersey Devils 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames, Tue, Nov 17, 2015

Sources and further reading

More schedules