Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

DAL

Dallas StarsStarsDAL

29-14-9, 15-7-6 Away

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

29-17-5, 16-6-3 Home

Stars

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Oettinger	19	10	4	2	2.65	.902
C. DeSmith	10	4	5	1	2.39	.913

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	12	6	3	2	2.70	.911
U. Luukkonen	11	7	2	0	2.66	.905
C. Ellis	6	4	0	0	3.10	.898

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12:00 AM, 16 April 2026

Buffalo, NY

DAL

BUF

Points

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Tage ThompsonC #72

Goals

Jason RobertsonLW #21

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Dallas Stars

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Ilya Lyubushkin D	OUT	2 Feb

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Josh Norris C	IR	2 Feb
Justin Danforth RW	IR	25 Feb
Jacob Bryson D	IR	31 Jan
Josh Dunne C	IR	25 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
DAL	3.25	2.71	25.3	27.4	439	44	29.1	33	79.5	3	0
BUF	3.31	3.04	27.5	29.7	456	28	18.8	23	83.6	7	0

Stars Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/24/26	vsSTL	W3-2
1/23/26	@CBJ	L1-0
1/21/26	vsBOS	W6-2
1/18/26	vsTB	L4-1
1/16/26	@UTA	L2-1

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/24/26	@NYI	W5-0
1/23/26	@MTL	W4-2
1/21/26	@NSH	W5-3
1/19/26	@CAR	L2-1
1/17/26	vsMIN	L5-4 OT

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
4
Stars
1

Game 1

1/1

Stars
Sabres

Game 2

16/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	35	6	9	79
Minnesota	29	14	10	68
Dallas	29	14	9	67
Utah	27	21	4	58
Nashville	24	23	4	52
Chicago	21	23	8	50
Winnipeg	20	24	7	47
St. Louis	19	24	9	47

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	33	14	4	70
Detroit	32	16	5	69
Buffalo	29	17	5	63
Montreal	28	17	7	63
Boston	30	20	3	63
Florida	28	20	3	59
Toronto	24	19	9	57
Ottawa	24	21	7	55

Devils hold out Ondrej Palat for roster management reasons

Devils hold out Ondrej Palat for roster management reasons

The New Jersey Devils appear to be close to trading veteran winger Ondrej Palat.

Department of Player Safety to handle NHL's discipline calls

Department of Player Safety to handle NHL's discipline calls

The NHL Department of Player Safety will now determine supplemental discipline for players who violate all league rules rather than just those who commit physical infractions.

Penguins' Bryan Rust suspended 3 games for Brock Boeser hit

Penguins' Bryan Rust suspended 3 games for Brock Boeser hit

Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head of Canucks center Brock Boeser.

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