Buffalo Sabres 4, Dallas Stars 1: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars, Buffalo Sabres 4 to Dallas Stars 1, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLWednesday, December 31, 2025
DateDec 31, 2025
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
TVESPN+
Attendance18,532
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresDallas Stars
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
21-14-4Record25-8-7
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Central Division
4-4Road record / home record6-4
LLWLWLast 5WLWWL
L2StreakW1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresDallas Stars
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveDallas Stars
Miro Heiskanen D · Upper Body
OutKyle Capobianco D · Leg
Injured ReserveOskar Back C · Finger - Fracture
Injured ReserveMatt Duchene C · Abdomen
Injured ReserveLuke Krys D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:11 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 14:05 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15:27 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 13:21 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Dunne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 0:00 | 2:02 | 10:26 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 11:33 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 1:54 | 1:56 | 12:45 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 11:01 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:56 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 13:27 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:45 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 16:39 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:21 | 1:54 | 1:58 | 14:29 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24:36 | 1:54 | 2:30 | 20:12 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:43 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 22:37 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 11:12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:12 | 1:54 | 2:05 | 20:13 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:56 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 20:22 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .966 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 10:35 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:27 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 10:58 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 10:50 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 14:09 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 15:43 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 13:39 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 11:03 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roope Hintz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:32 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 14:36 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 9:23 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 16:59 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 14:08 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:36 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 17:08 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:16 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 17:44 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 11:36 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Harley | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 22:58 | 1:04 | 0:57 | 20:57 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:50 | 3:08 | 3:03 | 18:39 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:58 | 0:20 | 3:04 | 19:34 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:53 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 15:41 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Petrovic | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:27 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .871 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars?
Buffalo Sabres won, 4-1, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars?
Buffalo Sabres 4, Dallas Stars 1.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson (2 goals). Dallas Stars: Mavrik Bourque (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars played?
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX.
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