Dallas Stars 1–4 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Dallas Stars 1–4 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Dallas Stars25-8-7

14Final

Buffalo Sabres21-14-4

Shots

29Shots31
0/2Power plays0/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

20 (42%)Faceoffs won28 (58%)
3Takeaways4
12Giveaways14
15Hits24
12Blocked shots9

Discipline

2Penalties2
4Penalty minutes4

Shots

29Shots31
0/2Power plays0/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

20 (42%)Faceoffs won28 (58%)
3Takeaways4
12Giveaways14

Stats

Shots

29Shots31
0/2Power plays0/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

20 (42%)Faceoffs won28 (58%)
3Takeaways4
12Giveaways

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
T. Harley	1	1	0	-4	22:58	1:04	0:57	20:57	25	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
M. Heiskanen	1	0	0	-1	24:50	3:08	3:03	18:39	24	0	7	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
E. Lindell	1	0	1	1	22:58	0:20	3:04	19:34	25	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
N. Lundkvist	1	2	0	-1	15:53	0:00	0:00	15:53	21	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
I. Lyubushkin	1	0	0	0	16:37	0:00	0:56	15:41	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
A. Petrovic	2	4	0	-1	13:27	0:00	0:00	13:27	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Stars

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
O. Back	0	0	0	0	12:54	0:00	2:19	10:35	18	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Benn	2	0	0	-1	11:27	0:29	0:00	10:58	16	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
C. Blackwell	0	1	1	0	12:33	0:00	1:43	10:50	16	0	2	0	4	0	0	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
M. Bourque	0	0	0	0	15:17	1:08	0:00	14:09	19	1	11	0	3	2	0	0	4	0.0	0	0	0
M. Duchene	0	0	0	-4	15:43	2:04	0:00	13:39	16	0	10	0	1	1	0	1	1	50.0	2	0	0
R. Faksa	1	1	0	0	12:33	0:00	1:30	11:03	17	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	2	60.0	0	1	2
R. Hintz	0	1	0	1	16:32	1:56	0:00	14:36	19	0	15	0	1	2	0	8	7	53.3	0	0	0
J. Hryckowian	1	1	1	-1	10:10	0:00	0:47	9:23	16	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
W. Johnston	1	1	0	-3	16:59	2:51	0:00	14:08	17	0	29	0	1	0	0	3	4	42.9	1	0	0
M. Rantanen	0	1	0	-2	20:36	3:28	0:00	17:08	18	0	20	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Robertson	0	0	0	1	21:16	3:32	0:00	17:44	20	0	32	1	8	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Steel	0	2	0	0	13:17	0:00	1:41	11:36	17	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	5	28.6	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
T. Harley	1	1	0	-4	22:58	1:04	0:57	20:57	25

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. DeSmith	4	31	0	0	27	.871	25	2	0	60:00	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	0	0	1	16:11	2:06	0:00	14:05

Game

Team	1	2	3
DAL	1	0	0
BUF	0	2	2

Leaders

Face-off: 1 Jan 2026, 02:00
Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 18’532

Match report on ESPN: Thompson scores twice as Sabres beat Stars 4-1 for 10th straight victory

Top stats

29Shots31

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	10	7	3	0	+5	14
6	Panthers	10	5	3	2	+1	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
12	Sabres	10	4	4	2	−9	10

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 1 meeting

Stars wins: 1
Draws: 0
Sabres wins: 0

Earlier meetings

16 AprFinal/SO
Buffalo Sabres3
Dallas Stars4

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	1	3	1	3	24:36	1:54	2:30	20:12	28	1	10	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
R. Dahlin	0	0	0	1	24:43	2:06	0:00	22:37	30	0	11	0	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
M. Kesselring	1	1	0	0	12:04	0:00	0:52	11:12	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Z. Metsa	0	0	0	0	9:28	0:00	0:00	9:28	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
O. Power	1	0	0	1	24:12	1:54	2:05	20:13	30	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
M. Samuelsson	2	1	0	1	22:56	0:00	2:34	20:22	30	0	11	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0