Buffalo SabresvsDallas Stars — Dec 31, 2025

Dec 31, 2025

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 31

4

-

Final

1

DALDallas Stars

SOG: 29

Last 5 Games

BUF

@ STL (4-2) - 2025-12-29

@ CBJ (1-5) - 2026-01-03

vs VAN (5-3) - 2026-01-06

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

vs ANA (5-3) - 2026-01-10

1.60PPG

Last 5 Games

DAL

PPG0.80

@ SJS (4-5) - 2026-01-10

@ WSH (4-1) - 2026-01-07

@ CAR (3-6) - 2026-01-06

vs MTL (3-4) - 2026-01-04

@ CHI (3-4) - 2026-01-01

0.80PPG

DAL

Three Stars

First Star

T. Thompson

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C

G 2A 1PTS 3SOG 7

Second Star

B. Byram

B. Byram

BUF • #4 • D

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 2

Third Star

U. Luukkonen

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G

SV% .966PPSA 1/1SHSA 2/2

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	0	2	2	4
DAL	1	0	0	1

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	14	11	6	31
DAL	14	8	7	29

Goals

1st Period

M. Bourque(6th)

0:15(EV)

Assisted by J. Robertson and M. Heiskanen

2nd Period

7:44(EV)

Assisted by T. Thompson

17:05(EV)

Assisted by N. Ostlund and A. Tuch

3rd Period

T. Thompson(19th)

9:21(EV)

Assisted by J. Doan and B. Byram

T. Thompson(20th)

11:35(EV)

Assisted by N. Ostlund and O. Power

Game Stats

vs

31

Shots On Goal

29

58.3

Faceoff %

41.7

0-2 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-2

4

Penalty Minutes

4

24

Hits

15

9

Blocked Shots

12

14

Giveaways

12

4

Takeaways

3

Box Score


21	J. Robertson	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.0	21:16
22	M. Bourque	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	15:17
10	O. Bäck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	12:54
12	R. Faksa	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.6	12:33
14	J. Benn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	11:27
15	C. Blackwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0.4	12:33
18	S. Steel	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.3	13:17
24	R. Hintz	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.5	16:32
49	J. Hryckowian	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	10:10
53	W. Johnston	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0.4	16:59
95	M. Duchene	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.5	15:43
96	M. Rantanen	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0.0	20:36


4	M. Heiskanen	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.0	24:50
5	N. Lundkvist	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0.0	15:53
23	E. Lindell	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	0.0	22:58
28	A. Petrovic	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	1	0	1	0.0	13:27
46	I. Lyubushkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	16:37
55	T. Harley	0	0	0	-4	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0.0	22:58


1	C. DeSmith			.871	31	27	4	25/29	4	2/2	0	0/0	0	60:00
29	J. Oettinger			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
9th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	140	134	+6	9-1-0	W3	52
2nd	DALDallas Stars	157	129	+28	3-3-4	OT1	61

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

DAL

1

Jake Oettinger

5 GP

Record

16-8-4

GAA

2.76

EV%

.837

PK%

.667

SV%

.900

2

Casey DeSmith

5 GP

Record

10-2-5

GAA

2.48

EV%

.922

PK%

.692

SV%

.911

BUF

1

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

DAL

1

J. Robertson

L | 5GP

G

3

A

5

P

8

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

2

M. Rantanen

R | 5GP

G

3

A

4

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

3

W. Johnston

C | 5GP

G

4

A

1

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

BUF

1

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3

J. Norris

C | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.840.87

1.211.09

0.951.36

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

BUF

DAL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (4)DAL (6)

Goals / Game

BUF

3.00

DAL

3.40

Goals Against / Game

BUF

3.40

DAL

3.00

Shots / Game

BUF

10.0

DAL

11.6

Power Play %

BUF

0.0%

DAL

0.0%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

100.0%

DAL

100.0%

Face-Off %

BUF

41.1%

DAL

58.9%

Scratches

DAL

1

Adam Erne

2

Kyle Capobianco

BUF

1

Alex Lyon

2

Jacob Bryson

3

Tyson Kozak

PIM Leaders (Season)

DAL

1

Mikko Rantanen

R

PIM

77

2

Alexander Petrovic

D

PIM

47

3

Ilya Lyubushkin

D

PIM

36

BUF

1

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

Past H2H Results

Dec 31

Final

BUF

DAL

Oct 22

Final

DAL

BUF

Apr 9

Final

BUF

DAL

Feb 6

Final

DAL

BUF