Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

50-20-12, 24-9-8 Away

Final/SO

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

50-23-9, 26-10-5 Home

Dallas Stars


forwards
Oskar BackO. Back#10
Jamie BennJ. Benn#14
Mavrik BourqueM. Bourque#22
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Matt DucheneM. Duchene#95
Adam ErneA. Erne#73
Radek FaksaR. Faksa#12
Justin HryckowianJ. Hryckowian#49
Wyatt JohnstonW. Johnston#53
Mikko RantanenM. Rantanen#96
Jason RobertsonJ. Robertson#21
Sam SteelS. Steel#18
defensemen
Lian BichselL. Bichsel#6
Thomas HarleyT. Harley#55
Esa LindellE. Lindell#23
Nils LundkvistN. Lundkvist#5
Ilya LyubushkinI. Lyubushkin#46
Tyler MyersT. Myers#57

											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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	13:36	0:00	3:24	10:12	0	2	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:46	1:41	0:00	12:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	17:06	1:48	0:00	15:18	4	2	66.7
0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:36	0:00	0:00	12:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:26	3:36	0:00	13:50	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	19	13:23	0:00	1:02	12:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	2	1	2	3	0	0	19	13:09	0:00	1:54	11:15	5	9	35.7
1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	17:18	2:24	1:26	13:28	9	6	60.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	18:11	4:12	0:22	13:37	1	2	33.3
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	18	18:33	4:19	0:00	14:14	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:26	4:16	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	18	15:43	0:00	1:54	13:49	1	2	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	23	20:37	0:00	2:32	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:45	4:00	0:52	17:53	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	22:14	2:00	3:30	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:26	1:44	0:00	18:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	19	15:39	0:00	2:21	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	23	21:30	0:00	2:43	18:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jake OettingerJ. Oettinger#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	3	21	.875	17	4	0	0	0	65:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Luke SchennL. Schenn#5
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	24:22	4:03	2:32	17:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:57	3:01	0:00	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:52	0:00	0:18	11:34	7	4	63.6
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	16:03	0:00	2:06	13:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	19	13:34	0:00	1:10	12:24	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	26	19:00	1:57	0:05	16:58	7	4	63.6
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	18	14:59	0:00	2:36	12:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:55	4:03	0:00	12:52	7	7	50.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	22	17:04	1:28	0:00	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	19:29	4:00	0:04	15:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	20:36	4:03	3:07	13:26	2	3	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	19:35	2:01	1:57	15:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	18	15:03	0:00	0:05	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	17	14:43	1:28	1:03	12:12	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:17	1:56	1:46	18:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	18	12:41	0:00	1:44	10:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	20:16	0:00	3:31	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	24	16:58	0:00	1:56	15:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
Colten EllisC. Ellis#92

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	25	0	0	0	0	65:00	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	SO	T
	Stars	1	2	0	1	4
	Sabres	1	2	0	0	3

1st Period			DAL	BUF
2:19		Mavrik Bourque (20) Assists: Esa Lindell (26), Ilya Lyubushkin (8)	1	0
12:48		Josh Norris (13) Assists: Zach Benson (30), Owen Power (20)	1	1

2nd Period		DAL	BUF
3:32	Zach Benson (13) (Shorthanded) Assists: Tyson Kozak (4)	1	2
4:24	Esa Lindell (6) (Power Play) Assists: Jamie Benn (21), Justin Hryckowian (16)	2	2
11:09	Alex Tuch (33) Assists: Tanner Pearson (8), Owen Power (21)	2	3
16:00	Justin Hryckowian (14) Unassisted	3	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	DAL	BUF
Josh Norris Goal Snap Shot	0	1
Jason Robertson Goal Snap Shot	1	1
Jack Quinn Goal Wrist Shot	1	2
Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	2
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	2
Matt Duchene Goal Backhand	2	2
Josh Doan Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger	2	2
Wyatt Johnston Goal Wrist Shot	3	2

Justin Hryckowian scores goal for Stars

0:23

Alex Tuch nets goal for Sabres

0:46

Esa Lindell nets power-play goal

0:40

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
4
Stars
1

Game 1

1/1

Stars
4
Sabres
3

Game 2

16/4

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 16 April 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Wes McCauley

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	54	16	11	119
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	32	6	92
Nashville	38	33	10	86
St. Louis	36	33	12	84
Winnipeg	35	34	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Golden Knights win the Pacific Division title, beating the Kraken 4-1

— Mitch Marner broke a third-period tie and the Vegas Golden Knights won the Pacific Division for the fifth time in their nine-year history, beating the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Wednesday night to close the regular season.

San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Louis Crevier scores twice as Blackhawks end season with 5-2 win over Sharks

— Defenseman Louis Crevier scored twice in the final period, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis also added third period goals, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied in their season finale to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Wednesday night.

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Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

DAL @ BUF Videos

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Golden Knights win the Pacific Division title, beating the Kraken 4-1

San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Louis Crevier scores twice as Blackhawks end season with 5-2 win over Sharks