Buffalo Sabres @ Dallas Stars

21-14-4, 9-9-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	2	2	4
Stars DAL	1	0	0	1

Dallas StarsStarsDAL

25-8-7, 12-6-2 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:11	2:06	0:00	14:05	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	2	0	1	2	4	1	1	22	15:27	2:06	0:00	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	11:15	0:00	0:00	11:15	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	12:28	0:00	2:02	10:26	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:59	0:00	0:00	13:59	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	13:06	0:00	2:03	11:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	22	16:35	1:54	1:56	12:45	10	2	83.3
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:37	2:06	0:00	11:31	8	5	61.5
0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	15:21	1:54	0:00	13:27	0	0	0.0
2	1	3	7	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	18:45	2:06	0:00	16:39	5	6	45.5
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	18:21	1:54	1:58	14:29	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	3	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	28	24:36	1:54	2:30	20:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	30	24:43	2:06	0:00	22:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:04	0:00	0:52	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	9:28	0:00	0:00	9:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	24:12	1:54	2:05	20:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	30	22:56	0:00	2:34	20:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	1	28	.966	25	1	2	0	0	60:00	0

Dallas Stars


forwards
Oskar BackO. Back#10
Jamie BennJ. Benn#14
Colin BlackwellC. Blackwell#15
Mavrik BourqueM. Bourque#22
Matt DucheneM. Duchene#95
Radek FaksaR. Faksa#12
Roope HintzR. Hintz#24
Justin HryckowianJ. Hryckowian#49
Wyatt JohnstonW. Johnston#53
Mikko RantanenM. Rantanen#96
Jason RobertsonJ. Robertson#21
Sam SteelS. Steel#18
defensemen
Thomas HarleyT. Harley#55
Miro HeiskanenM. Heiskanen#4
Esa LindellE. Lindell#23
Nils LundkvistN. Lundkvist#5
Ilya LyubushkinI. Lyubushkin#46
Alexander PetrovicA. Petrovic#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:54	0:00	2:19	10:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	16	11:27	0:29	0:00	10:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	12:33	0:00	1:43	10:50	3	5	37.5
1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:17	1:08	0:00	14:09	0	4	0.0
0	0	-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	15:43	2:04	0:00	13:39	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	12:33	0:00	1:30	11:03	3	2	60.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:32	1:56	0:00	14:36	8	7	53.3
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	16	10:10	0:00	0:47	9:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	16:59	2:51	0:00	14:08	3	4	42.9
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	20:36	3:28	0:00	17:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	21:16	3:32	0:00	17:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:17	0:00	1:41	11:36	2	5	28.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-4	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:58	1:04	0:57	20:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	24:50	3:08	3:03	18:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	25	22:58	0:20	3:04	19:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:53	0:00	0:00	15:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:37	0:00	0:56	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	16	13:27	0:00	0:00	13:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Casey DeSmithC. DeSmith#1

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

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	2	2	4
	Stars	1	0	0	1

1st Period			BUF	DAL
0:15		Mavrik Bourque (6) Assists: Jason Robertson (23), Miro Heiskanen (28)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	DAL
7:44		Josh Doan (11) Assists: Tage Thompson (17)	1	1
17:05		Bowen Byram (9) Assists: Noah Ostlund (4), Alex Tuch (20)	2	1

3rd Period			BUF	DAL
9:21		Tage Thompson (19) Assists: Josh Doan (15), Bowen Byram (11)	3	1
11:35		Tage Thompson (20) Assists: Noah Ostlund (5), Owen Power (8)	4	1

Buffalo Sabres vs. Dallas Stars: Game Highlights

1:19

Tage Thompson lights the lamp for Sabres

0:48

Bowen Byram nets goal for Sabres

0:37

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
4
Stars
1

Game 1

1/1

Stars
Sabres

Game 2

16/4

American Airlines Center

1:00 AM, 1 January 2026

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 18,532

Referees:
Graham Skilliter
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	24	14	3	51
Tampa Bay	23	13	3	49
Montreal	21	12	6	48
Buffalo	21	14	4	46
Florida	21	15	3	45
Toronto	18	15	6	42
Boston	20	18	2	42
Ottawa	18	15	5	41

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	30	2	7	67
Dallas	25	8	7	57
Minnesota	24	10	7	55
Nashville	18	17	4	40
Utah	18	19	3	39
St. Louis	15	18	8	38
Chicago	14	18	7	35
Winnipeg	15	19	4	34

Outdoor hockey. In Miami. It's finally going to happen on Friday, when Panthers play Rangers

— The NHL played its All-Star Game in Tampa in 2018, and when league officials were leaving town they couldn't help but notice a billboard that was created for the occasion.

Tage Thompson scores twice as Sabres beat Stars, 4-1

Tage Thompson scored twice within 2½ minutes in the third period and had an assist as the Sabres beat the Stars 4-1 to extend their winning streak to 10 games.

Thompson scores twice as Sabres beat Stars 4-1 for 10th straight victory

— Tage Thompson scored twice within 2 1/2 minutes midway through the third period and had an assist as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to 10 games.

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