4 Buffalo 2nd Atlantic46-22-8-0

1 Dallas 2nd Central45-19-8-4

FINAL 4 FINAL 1 8:00PM ET · Dec 31, 2025

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Sabres vs Stars Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore Details
	1	2	3	Total	In Goal
BUF Buffalo	0	2	2	4	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
DAL Dallas	1	0	0	1	Casey DeSmith

Location American Airlines Center

Referees Beaudry Halkidis , Graham Skilliter

Linesmen Ben O'Quinn, Mark Shewchyk

Attendance 18,532 attendance

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
0:15		M. Bourque Assisted by: J. Robertson , M. Heiskanen
Scoring - Period 2
7:44		J. Doan Assisted by: T. Thompson ,
17:05		B. Byram Assisted by: A. Tuch , N. Ostlund
Scoring - Period 3
9:21		T. Thompson Assisted by: J. Doan , B. Byram
11:35		T. Thompson Assisted by: N. Ostlund , O. Power

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
0:38		R. Faksa (2:00) High Sticking
Penalties - Period 2
1:41		J. Hryckowian (2:00) Tripping
4:44		J. Doan (2:00) Tripping
Penalties - Period 3
3:59		T. Thompson (2:00) Hooking

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Buffalo	14	11	6	31
Dallas	14	8	7	29

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
	G	SOG	S%	PP%	PK%	FW	PEN	PIM
Buffalo	4	31	12.90	0.00	100.00	28	2	4
Dallas	1	29	3.45	0.00	100.00	20	2	4

Goaltending

Buffalo

Buffalo Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
U. Luukkonen	29	28	1	.966	0	60:00

Dallas

Dallas Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
C. DeSmith	31	27	4	.871	0	60:00

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	FW	FL	F%
4	D	B. Byram	1	1	2	3	0	2	28	24:36	20:12	1:54	2:30	-	-	-
6	LW	Z. Benson	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:11	14:05	2:06	0:00	-	-	-
8	D	M. Kesselring	0	0	0	E	0	0	16	12:04	11:12	0:00	0:52	-	-	-
9	C	J. Norris	0	0	0	E	0	0	21	13:07	11:01	2:06	0:00	8	5	62
12	LW	J. Greenway	0	0	0	E	0	1	19	12:28	10:26	0:00	2:02	-	1	0
19	C	P. Krebs	0	0	0	1	0	2	19	13:59	13:59	0:00	0:00	-	1	0
22	RW	J. Quinn	0	0	0	E	0	1	18	15:21	13:27	1:54	0:00	-	-	-
23	D	M. Samuelsson	0	0	0	1	0	3	30	22:56	20:22	0:00	2:34	-	-	-
25	D	O. Power	0	1	1	1	0	0	30	24:12	20:13	1:54	2:05	-	-	-
26	D	R. Dahlin	0	0	0	1	0	5	30	24:43	22:37	2:06	0:00	-	-	-
29	LW	B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	E	0	0	20	13:36	11:33	0:00	2:03	-	-	-
44	C	J. Dunne	0	0	0	E	0	2	17	11:15	11:15	0:00	0:00	2	4	33
71	C	R. McLeod	0	0	0	E	0	1	22	16:35	12:45	1:54	1:56	10	2	83
72	C	T. Thompson	2	1	3	3	2	7	22	18:45	16:39	2:06	0:00	5	6	45
73	D	Z. Metsa	0	0	0	E	0	1	14	9:28	9:28	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
86	C	N. Ostlund	0	2	2	1	0	0	20	12:56	12:56	0:00	0:00	2	1	67
89	RW	A. Tuch	0	1	1	1	0	2	26	18:21	14:29	1:54	1:58	1	-	100
91	RW	J. Doan	1	1	2	2	2	3	22	15:27	13:21	2:06	0:00	-	-	-
1	G	U. Luukkonen	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	60:00	52:00	4:00	4:00	-	-	-

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	FW	FL	F%
4	D	M. Heiskanen	0	1	1	-1	0	2	24	24:50	18:39	3:08	3:03	-	-	-
5	D	N. Lundkvist	0	0	0	-1	0	1	21	15:53	15:53	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
10	C	O. Back	0	0	0	E	0	0	18	12:54	10:35	0:00	2:19	-	-	-
12	C	R. Faksa	0	0	0	E	2	2	17	12:33	11:03	0:00	1:30	3	2	60
14	LW	J. Benn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	16	11:27	10:58	0:29	0:00	-	-	-
15	C	C. Blackwell	0	0	0	E	0	4	16	12:33	10:50	0:00	1:43	3	5	38
18	C	S. Steel	0	0	0	E	0	0	17	13:17	11:36	0:00	1:41	2	5	29
21	LW	J. Robertson	0	1	1	1	0	8	20	21:16	17:44	3:32	0:00	-	-	-
22	C	M. Bourque	1	0	1	E	0	3	19	15:17	14:09	1:08	0:00	-	4	0
23	D	E. Lindell	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:58	19:34	0:20	3:04	-	-	-
24	C	R. Hintz	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:32	14:36	1:56	0:00	8	7	53
28	D	A. Petrovic	0	0	0	-1	0	1	16	13:27	13:27	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
46	D	I. Lyubushkin	0	0	0	E	0	1	19	16:37	15:41	0:00	0:56	-	-	-
49	C	J. Hryckowian	0	0	0	-1	2	0	16	10:10	9:23	0:00	0:47	-	-	-
53	C	W. Johnston	0	0	0	-3	0	1	17	16:59	14:08	2:51	0:00	3	4	43
55	D	T. Harley	0	0	0	-4	0	2	25	22:58	20:57	1:04	0:57	-	-	-
95	C	M. Duchene	0	0	0	-4	0	1	16	15:43	13:39	2:04	0:00	1	1	50
96	RW	M. Rantanen	0	0	0	-2	0	1	18	20:36	17:08	3:28	0:00	-	-	-
1	G	C. DeSmith	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	60:00	52:00	4:00	4:00	-	-	-

BUF vs DALRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
BUF	20-14-4	19-19-0	16-20-2	8-9-2	12-5-2
DAL	25-7-7	16-23-0	19-19-1	13-2-5	12-5-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

6-4

Over / Under

3-5-2

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Dec 31, '24	DAL	4 - 2	DAL -220	u6.5	33	23	0-1	0-0
Oct 22, '24	BUF	4 - 2	BUF +126	o5.5	25	30	0-1	0-3
Apr 09, '24	DAL	3 - 2	DAL -218	u6.0	24	21	0-2	0-3
Feb 06, '24	BUF	2 - 1	DAL -155	u6.5	48	30	1-4	1-5
Mar 09, '23	BUF	10 - 4	DAL -165	o6.5	29	49	0-2	1-3
Jan 23, '23	DAL	3 - 2 (OT)	BUF +152	u6.5	31	25	1-1	0-3
Feb 27, '22	DAL	4 - 2	DAL -280	P6.0	31	40	1-3	0-1
Jan 20, '22	BUF	5 - 4	DAL -173	o5.5	24	47	1-3	4-5
Jan 16, '20	DAL	4 - 1	BUF +176	P5.0	29	22	0-4	0-2
Oct 14, '19	BUF	4 - 0	BUF -101	u5.5	22	25	1-2	0-2

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

9-1-0-0

Over / Under

3-6-1

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 29, '25	@ STL	W 4 - 2	W -113	p6.0	34	18	0-3	0-1
Dec 27, '25	BOS	W 4 - 1	W -128	u6.5	34	23	0-3	0-1
Dec 23, '25	@ OTT	W 3 - 2 (OT)	W +140	u6.0	25	26	0-1	1-3
Dec 21, '25	@ NJ	W 3 - 1	W +146	u6.5	25	27	0-0	0-1
Dec 20, '25	NYI	W 3 - 2 (SO)	W -182	u6.5	32	34	1-4	1-3
Dec 18, '25	PHI	W 5 - 3	W -150	o6.0	28	27	1-5	0-3
Dec 14, '25	@ SEA	W 3 - 1	W -134	u6.0	23	24	0-2	1-3
Dec 11, '25	@ VAN	W 3 - 2	W -110	u6.0	15	32	1-2	1-3
Dec 09, '25	@ EDM	W 4 - 3 (OT)	W +172	o6.5	28	30	2-6	0-4
Dec 08, '25	@ CAL	L 4 - 7	L -110	o6.0	29	26	2-6	2-5

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 03, '26	@ CLB	L 1-5	L -110	p6.0
Jan 06, '26	VAN	W 5-3	W -170	o6.5
Jan 08, '26	@ NYR	W 5-2	W -126	o6.0

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

6-2-1-1

Over / Under

6-3-1

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 27, '25	CHI	L 3 - 4 (SO)	L -365	o5.5	31	33	0-4	0-2
Dec 23, '25	@ DET	L 3 - 4 (OT)	L -126	o6.0	22	25	2-5	2-3
Dec 21, '25	TOR	W 5 - 1	W -215	p6.0	22	28	0-3	0-4
Dec 19, '25	@ ANA	W 8 - 3	W -102	o6.5	25	25	1-3	0-3
Dec 18, '25	@ SJ	W 5 - 3	W -200	o6.0	30	37	1-1	0-3
Dec 15, '25	LA	W 4 - 1	W -134	u5.5	26	28	0-2	1-3
Dec 13, '25	FLA	L 0 - 4	L -134	u5.5	15	22	0-3	1-3
Dec 11, '25	@ MIN	L 2 - 5	L -134	o5.5	18	30	1-1	0-3
Dec 09, '25	@ WIN	W 4 - 3	W -140	o6.0	19	33	2-4	0-4
Dec 07, '25	PIT	W 3 - 2 (SO)	W -184	u6.0	23	29	0-1	0-2

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 01, '26	@ CHI	L 3-4	L -182	o5.5
Jan 04, '26	MON	L 3-4 (OT)	L -196	o6.0
Jan 06, '26	@ CAR	L 3-6	L +116	o6.5

BUF vs DAL Preview

Buffalo at

Dallas

Last Meeting ( Dec 31, 2024 ) Buffalo 2, Dallas 4

The Buffalo Sabres have been sizzling in December and can wrap up the month by matching a franchise-record winning streak when they visit the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.

Winners of nine straight after a 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues on Monday, Buffalo will go for double digits against Dallas. If successful, it would be the fourth time in franchise history that the club has reached 10 in a row, having last done so Nov. 8-27, 2018.

Back then, nine of those games were one-goal affairs and seven were secured in overtime or a shootout. Things are different now, with only four wins decided by a goal and just three going beyond regulation.

"We're relentless right now, honestly," winger Alex Tuch said. "It's great to see. I don't think our confidence has wavered one bit. ... We know that not every period is going to be perfect and sometimes we're going to have a bad bounce against us. Just not to get down, stay positive, just keep pushing."

The Sabres are a deeper team these days; not only do they have more talent, but they're also more well-rounded throughout their lineup. They've been getting contributions from throughout their lineup during the streak, and it's coming at both ends of the ice.

"We have a lot of character in this room," said forward Zach Benson, who scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period against St. Louis. "Everyone knows we have skill, but you see how many blocks we have a night, pucks getting out on the wall. It's just little things like that, and it adds up throughout a game. We're doing all the little details right."

Buffalo could be without goalie Alex Lyon against the Stars. The 33-year-old didn't practice Tuesday as he was being evaluated for a lower-body injury sustained "really late in the game" against the Blues, coach Lindy Ruff said. Lyon has won seven straight, starting six of those games and recording a 2.22 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.

The Stars enter the contest in second place in the NHL's overall standings, trailing only the Colorado Avalanche. They're coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, their second straight defeat after a 4-3 setback in overtime against the Detroit Red Wings on Dec. 23.

Those two losses were preceded by a four-game winning streak, part of a 12-2-1 stretch from Nov. 25 to Dec. 21.

"I want to get a well-rounded team so that you're not trying to win a series one way, you can win it multiple ways," Dallas coach Glen Gulutzan said. "At the end of the day, I think we're on a pretty good path. We grind a little bit more, we're still stingy. We have found ways to keep winning games."

The Stars are once again a strong defensive team, averaging 2.62 goals against per game, which ranks fourth in the NHL. Offensively, an improved power play has also helped fuel success. After finishing 17th in the league last season, Dallas entered Tuesday second, connecting at a 30.6% clip.

"We have a good plan and we have a lot of talent," forward Wyatt Johnston said "When you're out there, you feel confident and I think that builds off each other."

--Field Level Media

BUF vs DALInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
N. Ostlund	C	Day To Day - Upper-Body( Apr 02, '26)	Apr 02, '26
Ostlund did not play on Thursday's (Apr. 2) game against the Senators.
S. Carrick	C	Out - Arm( Apr 01, '26)	Apr 01, '26
The Sabres said on Thursday (Apr. 2) that Carrick is week to week with an arm injury, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.
J. Kulich	C	Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26)	Mar 05, '26
The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
J. Danforth	RW	Out - Lower Body( Jan 25, '26)	Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
LW	6	Zach Benson
C	9	Josh Norris
C	10	Sam Carrick
LW	12	Jordan Greenway
LW	17	Jason Zucker
C	19	Peyton Krebs
RW	22	Jack Quinn
LW	29	Beck Malenstyn
C	44	Josh Dunne
C	48	Tyson Kozak
LW	70	Tanner Pearson
C	71	Ryan McLeod
C	72	Tage Thompson
C	86	Noah Ostlund
RW	89	Alex Tuch
RW	91	Josh Doan

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D	4	Bowen Byram
D	5	Luke Schenn
D	8	Michael Kesselring
D	21	Conor Timmins
D	23	Mattias Samuelsson
D	25	Owen Power
D	26	Rasmus Dahlin
G	34	Alex Lyon
D	64	Logan Stanley
D	73	Zach Metsa
G	92	Colten Ellis

Dallas's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
T. Myers	D	Day To Day - Undisclosed( Apr 02, '26)	Apr 02, '26
Myers did not play on Thursday's (Apr. 2) game versus the Jets.
M. Bunting	LW	Out - Lower Body( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
The Stars said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Bunting isn't expected to be return to the lineup in the near future, per Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.
N. Bastian	RW	Out - Hand( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
Head coach Glen Gulutzan said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that an optimistic outlook for Bastian's return to the lineup would be within the next 10 days, according to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.
S. Steel	C	Out - Hip( Mar 30, '26)	Mar 30, '26
The Stars said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Steel's timeline for a return to the lineup has yet to be determined, but he is not expected to suit up in the short term, per Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.
R. Hintz	C	Out - Lower Body( Mar 09, '26)	Mar 09, '26
The Stars reported on Tuesday (Mar. 10) that Hintz is not required to go under surgery and is hopeful to return before the playoffs.
R. Faksa	C	Out - Upper-body( Mar 05, '26)	Mar 05, '26
The Stars said on Friday (Mar. 6) that Faksa sustained a lower-body injury while rehabbing his upper-body injury sustained during the Olympics, per Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.
T. Seguin	C	Out For Season - ACL( Feb 26, '26)	Feb 26, '26
The Stars said on Friday (Feb. 27) that Seguin will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign and the entirety of the playoffs, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Dallas Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
C	10	Oskar Back
RW	11	Nathan Bastian
LW	14	Jamie Benn
C	15	Colin Blackwell
C	18	Sam Steel
LW	21	Jason Robertson
C	22	Mavrik Bourque
C	24	Roope Hintz
RW	25	Arttu Hyry
C	34	Cameron Hughes
C	49	Justin Hryckowian
C	53	Wyatt Johnston
LW	58	Michael Bunting
LW	73	Adam Erne
C	95	Matt Duchene
RW	96	Mikko Rantanen

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	1	Casey DeSmith
D	4	Miro Heiskanen
D	5	Nils Lundkvist
D	6	Lian Bichsel
D	20	Kyle Capobianco
D	23	Esa Lindell
D	28	Alexander Petrovic
G	29	Jake Oettinger
D	46	Ilya Lyubushkin
D	55	Thomas Harley
D	57	Tyler Myers

GoaltendersLast 5

Buffalo
Dallas

W/L

5-0-0-0

GAA

1.60

Save %

.935

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
A.Lyon	Dec 29, 2025	STL 2 - BUF 4	W	2	18	.889	-	W -113	p6.0
U.Luukkonen	Dec 27, 2025	BUF 4 - BOS 1	W	1	23	.957	-	W -128	u6.5
A.Lyon	Dec 23, 2025	OTT 2 - BUF 3 (OT)	W	2	26	.923	-	W +140	u6.0
U.Luukkonen	Dec 21, 2025	NJ 1 - BUF 3	W	1	27	.963	-	W +146	u6.5
A.Lyon	Dec 20, 2025	BUF 3 - NYI 2 (SO)	W	2	34	.941	-	W -182	u6.5

W/L

3-0-1-1

GAA

2.80

Save %

.902

Dallas Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
J.Oettinger	Dec 27, 2025	DAL 3 - CHI 4 (SO)	-	3	33	.909	-	L -365	o5.5
C.DeSmith	Dec 23, 2025	DET 4 - DAL 3 (OT)	-	4	25	.840	-	L -126	o6.0
J.Oettinger	Dec 21, 2025	DAL 5 - TOR 1	W	1	28	.964	-	W -215	p6.0
C.DeSmith	Dec 19, 2025	ANA 3 - DAL 8	W	3	25	.880	-	W -102	o6.5
J.Oettinger	Dec 18, 2025	SJ 3 - DAL 5	W	3	37	.919	-	W -200	o6.0

BUF vs DALStats

Offense vs Defense

BUFBuffalo Offense
DALDallas Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
3.16	Total	2.69
0.84	1st Period	0.64
1.24	2nd Period	0.90
0.92	3rd Period	0.97
0.08	OT	0.10

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
28.55	Total	28.03
8.68	1st Period	8.36
10.79	2nd Period	10.21
8.76	3rd Period	8.92
0.32	OT	0.54

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.11	Total	0.90
0.10	1st Period	0.92
0.11	2nd Period	0.91
0.11	3rd Period	0.89
0.25	OT	0.81

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
22 - 115	G/Att vs. GA/Att	21 - 123
19.13	PP % vs. PK %	82.93

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Colten Ellis	228	204	0.895	4-3-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	292	262	0.897	6-5-1
Alex Lyon	577	523	0.906	10-6-3

Sabres vs Stars Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Scoring Summary

Penalty Summary

Shots On Goal

Team Statistics

Goaltending

Player Stats

BUF vs DALRecords

BUF vs DALRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

Record Last 10

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BUF vs DAL Preview

BUF vs DALInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Dallas's Injuries

Dallas Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

BUF vs DALStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

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