Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

25-9-7, 13-3-5 Away

21-15-4, 12-5-2 Home

Stars

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Oettinger	16	7	3	2	2.57	.907
C. DeSmith	9	2	4	1	2.44	.912

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	10	6	3	1	2.82	.906
U. Luukkonen	7	6	1	0	2.46	.901
C. Ellis	4	3	0	0	3.25	.895

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 16 April 2026

Buffalo, NY

DAL

BUF

Points

Mikko RantanenRW #96

56PTS

16G

40A

Tage ThompsonC #72

37PTS

20G

17A

Goals

Jason RobertsonLW #21

24G

9PPG

159S

Tage ThompsonC #72

20G

3PPG

143S

Assists

Mikko RantanenRW #96

40A

21PPA

3+/-

Rasmus DahlinD #26

24A

9PPA

-9+/-

Dallas Stars

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Casey DeSmith G	IR-NR	6 Jan

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Tyson Kozak C	OUT	6 Jan
Michael Kesselring D	OUT	6 Jan
Alex Lyon G	OUT	6 Jan

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
DAL	3.41	2.68	25.3	27.9	357	37	29.8	23	82.2	2	0
BUF	3.10	3.10	28.6	29.2	349	22	18.8	16	85.0	3	0

Stars Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/2/26	@CHI	L4-3
1/1/26	vsBUF	L4-1
12/28/25	vsCHI	L4-3 SO
12/23/25	@DET	L4-3 OT
12/22/25	vsTOR	W5-1

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/3/26	@CBJ	L5-1
1/1/26	@DAL	W4-1
12/30/25	@STL	W4-2
12/28/25	vsBOS	W4-1
12/24/25	@OTT	W3-2 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	30	2	7	67
Dallas	25	9	7	57
Minnesota	25	10	7	57
St. Louis	17	18	8	42
Utah	19	20	3	41
Nashville	18	18	4	40
Chicago	15	18	7	37
Winnipeg	15	20	4	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	25	13	3	53
Detroit	24	15	4	52
Montreal	22	13	6	50
Buffalo	21	15	4	46
Florida	21	16	3	45
Toronto	19	15	6	44
Boston	21	18	2	44
Ottawa	19	15	5	43

Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the Sharks, 7–3

— Nikita Kucherov scored his 20th goal of the season on a second-period power play and added four assists, Darren Raddysh had a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 7–3 on Saturday.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Binnington makes 25 saves for 1st shutout of the season, Blues beat Canadiens 2-0s

— Jordan Binnington made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season, Jonatan Berggren and Robert Thomas scored and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Saturday.

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Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Tage ThompsonC #72

Jason RobertsonLW #21

Tage ThompsonC #72

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the Sharks, 7–3

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Binnington makes 25 saves for 1st shutout of the season, Blues beat Canadiens 2-0s