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

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
Tampa Bay	37	14	4	78
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	19	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	37	9	9	83
Minnesota	34	14	10	78
Dallas	34	14	9	77
Utah	30	23	4	64
Nashville	26	24	7	59
Chicago	22	26	9	53
Winnipeg	22	26	8	52
St. Louis	20	28	9	49

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Buffalo Sabres @ Dallas Stars

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

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