Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars
· American Airlines Center, Dallas · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars 4–1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Dallas Stars |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
14 |
11 |
6 |
31 |
| Dallas Stars |
14 |
8 |
7 |
29 |
Three stars
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
- B. Byram, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:15 |
Dallas Stars |
Mavrik Bourque (6) |
Jason Robertson (23), Miro Heiskanen (28) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, DAL 1 |
| 2nd |
07:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan (11) |
Tage Thompson (17) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, DAL 1 |
| 2nd |
17:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram (9) |
Noah Ostlund (4), Alex Tuch (20) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, DAL 1 |
| 3rd |
09:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (19) |
Josh Doan (15), Bowen Byram (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, DAL 1 |
| 3rd |
11:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (20) |
Noah Ostlund (5), Owen Power (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, DAL 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dallas Stars |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
29 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
24 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/48 (58.3%) |
20/48 (41.7%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:11 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
13:07 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
12:28 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:59 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:15 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
83.3% |
16:35 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
18:45 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
66.7% |
12:56 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
18:21 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:27 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
24:36 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
12:04 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
22:56 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:12 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:43 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:28 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
29 |
28 |
1 |
.966 |
60:00 |
Win |
Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 O. Bäck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 12 R. Faksa |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
60% |
12:33 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
11:27 |
| Number 15 C. Blackwell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
12:33 |
| Number 18 S. Steel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
28.6% |
13:17 |
| Number 21 J. Robertson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 22 M. Bourque |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 24 R. Hintz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
16:32 |
| Number 49 J. Hryckowian |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
10:10 |
| Number 53 W. Johnston |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
42.9% |
16:59 |
| Number 95 M. Duchene |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:43 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:36 |
| Number 4 M. Heiskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:50 |
| Number 5 N. Lundkvist |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 23 E. Lindell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:58 |
| Number 28 A. Petrovic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
13:27 |
| Number 46 I. Lyubushkin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:37 |
| Number 55 T. Harley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
22:58 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 C. DeSmith |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:38 |
Dallas Stars |
Radek Faksa |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:41 |
Dallas Stars |
Justin Hryckowian |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Glen Gulutzan
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Beau Halkidis
- Linesmen
- Ben O'Quinn, Mark Shewchyk
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Alex Lyon, Jacob Bryson, Tyson Kozak
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Adam Erne, Kyle Capobianco
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 at Columbus Blue Jackets
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1
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|
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Sources and further reading
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