Buffalo Sabres @ Dallas Stars
- Mavrik Bourque Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Mavrik Bourque Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (23), Miro Heiskanen (28)
- Alexander Petrovic hit Jordan Greenway
- Radek Faksa High-sticking against Josh Dunne
- Takeaway by Esa Lindell
- Giveaway by Esa Lindell
- Giveaway by Esa Lindell
- Owen Power shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
- Colin Blackwell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Thomas Harley
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Nils Lundkvist hit Peyton Krebs
- Roope Hintz Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Jamie Benn
- Owen Power shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
- Jack Quinn shot blocked by Esa Lindell
- Mikko Rantanen hit Beck Malenstyn
- Roope Hintz hit Josh Norris
- Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jamie Benn
- Owen Power shot blocked by Jamie Benn
- Takeaway by Colin Blackwell
- Radek Faksa Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Josh Dunne
- Esa Lindell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Sam Steel faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Sam Steel hit Bowen Byram
- Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Justin Hryckowian
- Giveaway by Nils Lundkvist
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Nils Lundkvist
- Alexander Petrovic Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Justin Hryckowian hit Michael Kesselring
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Nils Lundkvist Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Jason Robertson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Mikko Rantanen Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Jamie Benn
- Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Radek Faksa Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Matt Duchene faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Justin Hryckowian Tripping against Owen Power
- Radek Faksa faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Giveaway by Esa Lindell
- Colin Blackwell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Giveaway by Matt Duchene
- Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Alexander Petrovic hit Alex Tuch
- Colin Blackwell Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Miro Heiskanen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Thomas Harley Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Jason Robertson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Matt Duchene
- Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Radek Faksa
- Sam Steel faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Sam Steel hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Josh Doan shot blocked by Thomas Harley
- Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Wyatt Johnston hit Josh Doan
- Alex Tuch shot blocked by Alexander Petrovic
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Roope Hintz Snap Shot Wide Right
- Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
- Nils Lundkvist hit Noah Ostlund
- Giveaway by Alexander Petrovic
- Josh Dunne shot blocked by Alexander Petrovic
- Alexander Petrovic hit Zach Benson
- Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Thomas Harley Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Wyatt Johnston
- Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Left
- Bowen Byram shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
- Takeaway by Justin Hryckowian
- Ilya Lyubushkin Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot Wide Left
- Mikko Rantanen Slap Shot Above Crossbar
- Colin Blackwell hit Peyton Krebs
- Alexander Petrovic hit Beck Malenstyn
- Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
- Matt Duchene Tip-In Wide Left
- Radek Faksa hit Jordan Greenway
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot Wide Left
- Colin Blackwell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Roope Hintz Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Mavrik Bourque Deflected Wide Left
- Thomas Harley hit Tage Thompson
- Roope Hintz faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen
- Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
- Josh Norris Slap Shot Wide Right
- Josh Doan Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith
- Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Zach Benson Backhand Wide Left
- Goalie Stopped
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Steel
- Off-side
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Steel
- Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Jordan Greenway hit Nils Lundkvist
- Beck Malenstyn hit Mikko Rantanen
- Josh Dunne hit Matt Duchene
- Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Michael Kesselring Snap Shot Above Crossbar
- Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith
- Goalie Stopped
- Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
- Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
- Josh Doan hit Radek Faksa
- Icing
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
- Rasmus Dahlin Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith
- Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Bowen Byram hit Oskar Bäck
- Josh Doan hit Alexander Petrovic
- Zach Benson Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Tage Thompson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
- Puck in Netting
- Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Goalie Stopped
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Matt Duchene
- Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Beck Malenstyn hit Alexander Petrovic
- Josh Dunne Tip-In Wide Right
- Takeaway by Jack Quinn
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
- Puck in Benches
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Goalie Stopped
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sam Steel
- Peyton Krebs hit Nils Lundkvist
- Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Josh Dunne Deflected saved by Casey DeSmith
- Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
- Puck in Crowd
- Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right
- Zach Metsa Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Giveaway by Alex Tuch
- Peyton Krebs hit Thomas Harley
- Sam Steel shot blocked by Owen Power
- Icing
- Goalie Stopped
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Radek Faksa
- Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right
- Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Josh Dunne Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Doan Tripping against Thomas Harley
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
- Jordan Greenway hit Jason Robertson
- Jordan Greenway hit Wyatt Johnston
- Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Josh Doan Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (17)
- Giveaway by Zach Metsa
- Goalie Stopped
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
- Giveaway by Michael Kesselring
- Icing
- Esa Lindell shot blocked by Alex Tuch
- Mattias Samuelsson hit Alexander Petrovic
- Takeaway by Bowen Byram
- Icing
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
- Icing
- Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Michael Kesselring
- Off-side
- Peyton Krebs Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith
- Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
- Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Goalie Stopped
- Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Takeaway by Josh Doan
- Goalie Stopped
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
- High Stick
- Bowen Byram Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (4), Alex Tuch (20)
- Timeout - Home
- Josh Dunne Snap Shot Wide Right
- Beck Malenstyn hit Miro Heiskanen
- Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
- Puck in Netting
- Goalie Stopped
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
- Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Josh Doan Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
- Alex Tuch hit Thomas Harley
- Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith
- Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
- Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
- Icing
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
- Michael Kesselring hit Jason Robertson
- Tage Thompson Hooking against Jason Robertson
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Giveaway by Josh Doan
- Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Giveaway by Owen Power
- Jordan Greenway hit Radek Faksa
- Puck in Crowd
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Steel
- High Stick
- Noah Ostlund Snap Shot High and Wide Right
- Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Tage Thompson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (15), Bowen Byram (11)
- Beck Malenstyn hit Colin Blackwell
- Alexander Petrovic shot blocked by Zach Benson
- Bowen Byram hit Jamie Benn
- Jamie Benn shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
- Tage Thompson Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (5), Owen Power (8)
- Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
- Jack Quinn hit Radek Faksa
- Goalie Stopped
- Goalie Stopped
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Beck Malenstyn hit Esa Lindell
- Takeaway by Josh Dunne
- Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
- Goalie Stopped
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Radek Faksa
- Peyton Krebs Tip-In Wide Left
- Josh Doan hit Nils Lundkvist
- Puck in Crowd
- Alex Tuch faceoff won against Roope Hintz
- Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Mavrik Bourque shot blocked by Bowen Byram
- Puck in Benches
- Tage Thompson hit Mavrik Bourque
- Josh Doan hit Nils Lundkvist
- Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
- Bowen Byram hit Jason Robertson
- Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
- Puck in Benches
- Josh Dunne faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
SABRES
STARS
| TIME | PLAY | BUF | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:04 | Giveaway by Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:12 | Mavrik Bourque Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:15 | Mavrik Bourque Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (23), Miro Heiskanen (28) | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:15 | Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Jordan Greenway | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:37 | Alexander Petrovic hit Jordan Greenway | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:38 | Radek Faksa High-sticking against Josh Dunne | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:38 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Colin Blackwell | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:45 | Josh Norris Slap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:48 | Takeaway by Esa Lindell | 0 | 1 | |
| 0:50 | Giveaway by Esa Lindell | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:02 | Giveaway by Esa Lindell | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:07 | Josh Doan Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:37 | Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:39 | Zach Benson Backhand Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:41 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:41 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Steel | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:48 | Owen Power shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:54 | Off-side | 0 | 1 | |
| 1:54 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam Steel | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:15 | Colin Blackwell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:29 | Giveaway by Thomas Harley | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:07 | Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:10 | Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:10 | Tage Thompson faceoff won against Roope Hintz | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:13 | Nils Lundkvist hit Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:30 | Roope Hintz Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:33 | Jordan Greenway hit Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:37 | Beck Malenstyn hit Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:09 | Josh Dunne hit Matt Duchene | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:12 | Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:22 | Giveaway by Jamie Benn | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:28 | Michael Kesselring Snap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:53 | Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:56 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:56 | Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:58 | Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:04 | Owen Power shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:42 | Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:55 | Josh Doan hit Radek Faksa | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:01 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:01 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Colin Blackwell | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:06 | Rasmus Dahlin Backhand saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:07 | Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:09 | Jack Quinn shot blocked by Esa Lindell | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:50 | Bowen Byram hit Oskar Bäck | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:27 | Mikko Rantanen hit Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:53 | Roope Hintz hit Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:04 | Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:33 | Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jamie Benn | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:43 | Owen Power shot blocked by Jamie Benn | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:49 | Josh Doan hit Alexander Petrovic | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:21 | Zach Benson Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:24 | Giveaway by Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:57 | Takeaway by Colin Blackwell | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:07 | Radek Faksa Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:10 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:10 | Roope Hintz faceoff won against Josh Dunne | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:11 | Esa Lindell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:22 | Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:29 | Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:24 | Tage Thompson Snap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:28 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:28 | Sam Steel faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:39 | Sam Steel hit Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:50 | Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:52 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:52 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Matt Duchene | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:59 | Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Justin Hryckowian | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:21 | Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:23 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:23 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Roope Hintz | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:59 | Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:22 | Giveaway by Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:25 | Tage Thompson shot blocked by Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:32 | Beck Malenstyn hit Alexander Petrovic | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:37 | Josh Dunne Tip-In Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:50 | Alexander Petrovic Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:26 | Takeaway by Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:34 | Justin Hryckowian hit Michael Kesselring | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:03 | Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:11 | Nils Lundkvist Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:13 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:13 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:27 | Puck in Benches | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:27 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:49 | Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:52 | Jason Robertson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:54 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:54 | Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sam Steel | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:07 | Peyton Krebs hit Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:19 | Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:20 | Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:24 | Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:38 | Mikko Rantanen Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:49 | Giveaway by Jamie Benn | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:03 | Josh Dunne Deflected saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:06 | Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:35 | Puck in Crowd | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:35 | Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:49 | Radek Faksa Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 1 | |
| 19:19 | Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 19:22 | Zach Metsa Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith | 0 | 1 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 0 | 1 | |
BUF @ DAL Videos
Buffalo Sabres vs. Dallas Stars: Game Highlights
Tage Thompson lights the lamp for Sabres
Bowen Byram nets goal for Sabres
Regular Season Series
BUF leads 1-0
Game Information
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

