Dallas Stars 4, Buffalo Sabres 0: final score and stats
Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars 4 to Buffalo Sabres 0, on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars.
NHLThursday, October 8, 2026
DateOct 8, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top performers
Buffalo Sabres
Team comparison
Dallas StarsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-2-0Record2-2-0
2nd 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
Kyle Capobianco D · Leg
Injured ReserveOskar Back C · Finger - Fracture
Injured ReserveMatt Duchene C · Abdomen
Injured ReserveLuke Krys D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMiro Heiskanen D · Upper Body
Day-To-DayBuffalo 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 11:03 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn | 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 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 11:24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 | 2:21 | 10:50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 70.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 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 | 0 |
| Arttu Hyry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:00 | 2:21 | 12:41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16:40 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 14:07 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:27 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 12:54 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:14 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 12:47 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Seguin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:31 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 13:01 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 16:21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Harley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23:35 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 20:44 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | 2:33 | 1:54 | 15:13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Esa Lindell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:57 | 0:00 | 4:01 | 17:56 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:08 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 18:02 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler Myers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 0:00 | 2:02 | 15:28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.000 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:18 | 3:03 | 1:06 | 14:09 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Danforth | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 10:24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 13:51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:38 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 10:41 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:05 | 0:04 | 11:33 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 9:45 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:57 | 2:57 | 1:22 | 12:38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 14:19 | 2:47 | 1:07 | 10:25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 14:06 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 18:01 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 14:42 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | 3:03 | 0:02 | 16:03 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 12:03 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 26:24 | 3:53 | 0:06 | 22:25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 12:20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:23 | 2:07 | 1:09 | 22:07 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:39 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 16:15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olen Zellweger | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:43 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 17:38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .778 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 59:54 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres?
Dallas Stars won, 4-0, on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres?
Dallas Stars 4, Buffalo Sabres 0.
Who were the top performers?
Dallas Stars: Mikko Rantanen (1 goals).
Where is Dallas Stars vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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