Buffalo Sabres v Dallas Stars

NHL

Final

Buffalo Sabres

0–4

Dallas Stars

Player stats

Dallas Stars

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV
O. BackC	1	1	0	0	14:22	0:00	3:19	11:03	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0
J. BennLW	0	2	0	0	12:26	0:00	0:00	12:26	17	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0
C. BlackwellC	0	2	1	0	12:18	0:00	0:54	11:24	16	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	0
R. FaksaC	0	2	1	0	13:11	0:00	2:21	10:50	19	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	37.5	0
R. HintzC	1	0	0	1	14:57	2:33	0:00	12:24	21	1	1	0	6	2	12	5	70.6	2
J. HryckowianC	0	5	1	0	14:48	0:00	0:34	14:14	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
A. HyryRW	2	1	0	0	15:02	0:00	2:21	12:41	19	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	66.7	0
W. JohnstonC	0	0	1	2	16:40	2:33	0:00	14:07	20	0	0	3	1	0	7	4	63.6	1
M. RantanenRW	0	1	0	3	15:27	2:33	0:00	12:54	20	1	2	3	2	0	3	1	75.0	3
J. RobertsonLW	0	2	1	1	15:14	2:27	0:00	12:47	21	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	3
T. SeguinC	0	1	0	0	15:40	0:00	0:00	15:40	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	1
S. SteelC	1	0	0	2	15:31	0:00	2:30	13:01	20	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	50.0	1

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
L. BichselD	4	3	0	0	17:34	0:00	1:13	16:21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
T. HarleyD	4	0	1	3	23:35	0:00	2:51	20:44	25	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
M. HeiskanenD	1	0	0	0	19:40

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. OettingerG	0	26	0	0	26	1.000	22	4	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. BensonLW	0	2	0	-1	18:18	3:03	1:06	14:09	22	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	1	50.0	1	0	0
J. DanforthRW	1	2	1	0	11:44	0:00	1:20	10:24	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	4	55.6	0	0	0

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News and reaction

Match report3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 4-0 Loss to the StarsThe Buffalo Sabres laid an egg against a formidable Dallas Stars team, failing to get on the board in a 4-0 shutout loss.The Hockey Writers9 Oct Match reportRantanen has four points, Stars blank SabresUkko-Pekka Luukkonen made 14 saves for the Sabres (2-2-0). Robertson put the Stars on the board 1-0 at 9:03 of the first period, skating down the right side on a 2-on-1 with Rantanen and snapping it…National Hockey League9 Oct Match reportHow to watch Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres: NHL live stream, TV channelThe Dallas Stars (1-2-0) face the Buffalo Sabres (2-1-0) at KeyBank Center on Thursday night in NHL action. Apr 15, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres goaltender Colten Ellis (92) deflects…

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Match details

Date: Friday 9 October 2026
Started: 10:00 am Sydney time
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Competition: NHL
Officials: David Brisebois (Linesman), Francois St. Laurent (Referee), Dylan Blujus (Linesman), Justin Kea (Referee)
Crowd: 19,070

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV
L. CrevierD	1	1	0	-1	13:22	0:00	1:19	12:03	18	0	0	1	3
R. DahlinD	4	1	1	-1	26:24	3:53	0:06	22:25	25	1	1	1	0
Z. MetsaD	1	0	0	-1	13:33	0:00	1:13	12:20	17	0	1	1	1
O. PowerD	0	0	0	-1	25:23	2:07	1:09	22:07	27	1	2	0	0
M. SamuelssonD	0	0	0	-1	17:39	0:00	1:24	16:15	23	1	1	0	0
O. ZellwegerD	0	1	1	-1	17:43	0:05	0:00	17:38	23	0	0	1	0