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Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars

American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 33-37-12
at Dallas Stars 4 34-37-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 0 3
Dallas Stars 1 3 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 6 16 27
Dallas Stars 17 18 2 37

Three stars

  1. P. Sharp, Dallas Stars (2 goals)
  2. E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. K. Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:44 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (13) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, DAL 0
1st 09:30 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson (10) Evander Kane (9), Brian Gionta (13) Power play BUF 2, DAL 0
1st 10:59 Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp (5) John Klingberg (20), Lauri Korpikoski (12) Even strength BUF 2, DAL 1
2nd 00:42 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (13) Jason Spezza (23), Patrick Eaves (13) Power play BUF 2, DAL 2
2nd 13:16 Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp (6) Devin Shore (13) Even strength BUF 2, DAL 3
2nd 15:24 Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin (18) Unassisted Even strength BUF 2, DAL 4
2nd 18:55 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (14) Unassisted Even strength BUF 3, DAL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Dallas Stars
Shots on goal 27 37
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 22 19
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 6 12
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 39/73 (53.4%) 34/73 (46.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 2 1 3 0 2 3 3 0 0 50% 18:38
12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 16:25
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 33.3% 19:15
19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 75% 04:43
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 15:03
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:10
26 M. Moulson L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 1 07:44
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 25% 16:02
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 09:35
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 4 0 09:43
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 18:15
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67.6% 21:40
6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 19:47
38 T. Fedun D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 10:27
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:17
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 1 0 21:25
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 29:23
77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 3 0 25:32
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 A. Nilsson 37 33 4 .892 59:32 Loss

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
10 P. Sharp L 2 0 2 +1 2 5 0 0 0 50% 16:50
11 C. McKenzie L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 09:49
14 J. Benn L 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 1 40% 20:15
17 D. Shore C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 15:44
18 P. Eaves R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 18:38
20 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 40.9% 15:09
21 A. Roussel L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:06
25 B. Ritchie R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 08:47
27 A. Cracknell R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 64.3% 11:38
38 L. Korpikoski L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 13:55
90 J. Spezza C 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 28.6% 17:50
91 T. Seguin C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 44.4% 18:12
2 D. Hamhuis D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:33
3 J. Klingberg D 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 24:00
6 J. Honka D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:45
23 E. Lindell D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 0 22:01
24 J. Benn D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 0 0 17:40
28 S. Johns D 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3 0 18:43
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
31 A. Niemi 5 3 2 .600 20:00
32 K. Lehtonen 22 21 1 .955 40:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:12 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Hooking 2
1st 08:05 Dallas Stars John Klingberg Holding 2
1st 14:28 Buffalo Sabres Dmitry Kulikov Hooking 2
1st 19:18 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Hooking 2
2nd 08:38 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson Hooking 2
3rd 06:20 Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp Slashing 2
3rd 17:42 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Holding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Dallas Stars head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Darren Gibbs
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Jake McCabe, Casey Nelson
Dallas Stars scratches
Jiri Hudler, Patrik Nemeth, Radek Faksa

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 26

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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