STARS vs SABRES — Oct 8, 2026

Team Form

2026–27 · Recent Games · Regular Season

Dallas Stars

W W L L

Buffalo Sabres

L W W L

Key Stats

2026–27 · Regular Season

Dallas Stars

2.5

GOALS/G

1.5

GA/G

24.75

SHOTS/G

10.1%

SHOOTING %

95.4%

SAVE %

1

PP GOALS

22

SA/G

57.1%

FACEOFF %

Buffalo Sabres

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These stats describe 2026–27 · Regular Season. Per-game values are averages; totals cover that period.

GOALS/G
Goals scored per game, excluding the deciding shootout goal. Higher means more scoring.

GA/G
Goals allowed per game, excluding the deciding shootout goal. Lower means fewer goals allowed.

SHOTS/G
Shots on goal per game. Higher means more shooting volume.

SHOOTING %
Goals divided by shots on goal, excluding shootout attempts and the deciding shootout goal. Higher means more shots converted into goals.

SAVE %
Goalie saves divided by shots faced. Higher means a greater share of shots stopped.

PP GOALS
Total goals scored on the power play in this period.

SA/G
Opponent shots on goal per game. Lower means fewer shots faced.

FACEOFF %
Faceoffs won divided by faceoffs taken. Higher means more faceoffs won.

2.5

GOALS/G

3.75

GA/G

26.75

SHOTS/G

9.3%

SHOOTING %

81.3%

SAVE %

0

PP GOALS

19

SA/G

47.3%

FACEOFF %

Season Context

2026–27 · Regular Season

Dallas Stars

52.9%

Shot Share

10.0%

Power Play %

83.3%

Penalty Kill %

4

Goal Diff

Buffalo Sabres

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These measures describe 2026–27 · Regular Season. Compare like periods; they are sporting measures, not predicted outcomes.

Shot Share
Shots taken as a share of both teams’ shots. Above 50% means more shots than opponents.

Power Play %
Power-play goals per opportunity. Higher means more successful power plays.

Penalty Kill %
Opponent power-play opportunities without a goal. Higher means more successful penalty kills.

Goal Differential
Total goals scored minus goals allowed in the selected phase, including overtime goals and excluding the deciding shootout goal. Positive means the team outscores opponents; negative means it allows more goals than it scores.

58.5%

Shot Share

0.0%

Power Play %

63.6%

Penalty Kill %

-5

Goal Diff

Key Players

2026–27 · Regular Season

Dallas Stars

96.7%SV%

Buffalo Sabres

90.0%SV%

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
DAL	1	3	0	4
BUF	0	0	0	0

Team stats

DAL Stat BUF

17 BS 9

22 HT 23

5 TK 3

18 S 25

1 PPG 0

2 PPO 3

50.0 PCT 0.0

0 SHG 0

0 SOG 0

38 FW 23

62.3 FO% 37.7

21 GV 18

3 PN 2

6 PIM 4

DAL

Dallas Stars

Defenses

Dallas Stars Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Lian Bichsel D	4	3	0	0	17:34	0:00	1:13	16:21	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Thomas Harley D	4	0	1	3	23:35	0:00	2:51	20:44	25	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Miro Heiskanen D	1	0	0	0	19:40	2:33	1:54	15:13	25	2	0	1	0	2	1	2
Esa Lindell D	3	0	0	1	21:57	0:00	4:01	17:56	25	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Nils Lundkvist D	0	1	0	2	18:08	0:06	0:00	18:02	25	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
Tyler Myers D	0	1	0	0	17:30	0:00	2:02	15:28	20	0	0	0	1	3	0	0

Forwards

Dallas Stars Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PPG	PPA
Oskar Back C	1	1	0	0	14:22	0:00	3:19	11:03	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
Jamie Benn LW	0	2	0	0	12:26	0:00	0:00	12:26	17	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Colin Blackwell C	0	2	1	0	12:18	0:00	0:54	11:24	16	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Radek Faksa C	0	2	0	0	13:11	0:00	2:21	10:50	19	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
Roope Hintz C	1	0	0	1	14:57	2:33	0:00	12:24	21	1	1	0	6	2	12	5	70.6	2	1	0
Justin Hryckowian C	0	5	1	0	14:48	0:00	0:34	14:14	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Arttu Hyry RW	2	1	0	0	15:02	0:00	2:21	12:41	19	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	66.7	0	0	0
Wyatt Johnston C	0	0	1	2	16:40	2:33	0:00	14:07	20	0	0	3	1	0	7	4	63.6	1	0	1
Mikko Rantanen RW	0	1	0	3	15:27	2:33	0:00	12:54	20	1	2	3	2	0	3	1	75.0	3	0	1
Jason Robertson LW	0	2	1	1	15:14	2:27	0:00	12:47	21	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Tyler Seguin C	0	1	0	0	15:40	0:00	0:00	15:40	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Sam Steel C	1	0	0	2	15:31	0:00	2:30	13:01	20	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	50.0	1	0	0

Goalies

Dallas Stars Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Jake Oettinger G	0	26	0	0	26	1.000	22	4	0	60:00	0	0

BUF

Buffalo Sabres

Defenses

Buffalo Sabres Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV
Louis Crevier D	2	1	0	-1	13:22	0:00	1:19	12:03	18	0	0	1	1
Rasmus Dahlin D	4	1	1	-1	26:24	3:53	0:06	22:25	25	1	1	1	1
Zach Metsa D	1	0	0	-1	13:33	0:00	1:13	12:20	17	0	0	1	1
Owen Power D	0	0	0	-1	25:23	2:07	1:09	22:07	27	1	2	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson D	0	0	0	-1	17:39	0:00	1:24	16:15	23	1	1	0	0
Olen Zellweger D	0	1	1	-1	17:43	0:05	0:00	17:38	23	0	0	0	0

Forwards

Buffalo Sabres Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson LW	0	2	0	-1	18:18	3:03	1:06	14:09	22	0	4	2	1	1	50.0	1	0	0
Justin Danforth RW	1	2	1	0	11:44	0:00	1:20	10:24	19	0	1	1	5	4	55.6	0	0	0
Josh Doan RW	0	3	0	0	16:26	2:35	0:00	13:51	20	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Konsta Helenius C	1	0	0	-1	13:38	2:57	0:00	10:41	17	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	4	0	0
Peyton Krebs C	0	3	0	0	16:16	0:00	0:00	16:16	21	0	1	4	2	3	40.0	0	0	0
Jiri Kulich C	0	1	0	0	11:42	0:05	0:04	11:33	18	1	0	1	4	4	50.0	1	0	0
Beck Malenstyn LW	0	5	0	0	9:55	0:10	0:00	9:45	18	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Ryan McLeod C	0	0	0	-2	16:57	2:57	1:22	12:38	22	0	1	0	2	4	33.3	1	0	0
Josh Norris C	0	1	0	-3	14:19	2:47	1:07	10:25	19	0	3	0	3	5	37.5	1	0	0
Noah Ostlund C	0	0	0	0	17:05	2:59	0:00	14:06	21	1	2	1	0	9	0.0	3	0	0
Jack Quinn RW	0	3	0	-2	18:01	3:19	0:00	14:42	21	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Tage Thompson C	0	0	0	0	19:08	3:03	0:02	16:03	24	2	6	0	6	8	42.9	1	0	0

Goalies

Buffalo Sabres Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G	4	18	0	0	14	.778	10	3	1	59:54	0	0

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Dallas Stars

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