Dallas Stars 4, Buffalo Sabres 3: final score and stats
Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars 4 to Buffalo Sabres 3, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars.
NHLWednesday, April 15, 2026
DateApr 15, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVTNT/HBO Max/truTV
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Dallas StarsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
50-20-12Record50-23-9
4th in Central DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
4-3Road record / home record4-5
WLWWLLast 5LWLWW
W1StreakL1
Team stats
Dallas StarsBuffalo Sabres
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.
Dallas 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 ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 1 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 10:12 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:46 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 12:05 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 15:18 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Bunting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:36 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:26 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 13:50 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Erne | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 12:21 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 11:15 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:18 | 2:24 | 1:26 | 13:28 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18:11 | 4:12 | 0:22 | 13:37 | 19 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:33 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:26 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 13:10 | 19 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 13:49 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:37 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 18:05 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:45 | 4:00 | 0:52 | 17:53 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:14 | 2:00 | 3:30 | 16:44 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 18:42 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 | 2:21 | 13:18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler Myers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 18:47 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .875 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 24:22 | 4:03 | 2:32 | 17:47 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:57 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 12:56 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:52 | 0:00 | 0:18 | 11:34 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 13:57 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 12:24 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 1:57 | 0:05 | 16:58 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 14:59 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 12:23 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:55 | 4:03 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Pearson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 15:36 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:29 | 4:00 | 0:04 | 15:25 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:36 | 4:03 | 3:07 | 13:26 | 23 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:35 | 2:01 | 1:57 | 15:37 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:03 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 14:58 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14:43 | 1:28 | 1:03 | 12:12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:17 | 1:56 | 1:46 | 18:35 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Schenn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:41 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 10:57 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Logan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:16 | 0:00 | 3:31 | 16:45 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:58 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 15:02 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .893 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres?
Dallas Stars won, 4-3, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
What was the final score of Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres?
Dallas Stars 4, Buffalo Sabres 3.
Who were the top performers?
Dallas Stars: Justin Hryckowian (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Zach Benson (1 goals).
Where is Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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