1-2-0, 0-1-0 Away

DAL -122

2-1-0, 2-0-0 Home

Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Oettinger	1	1	0	1	1.02	.943
C. DeSmith	0	1	0	0	2.06	.923

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	1	1	0	0	4.03	.784
C. Ellis	1	0	0	0	1.86	.900

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, October 8, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Sabres host the Stars after overtime win

Dallas Stars (1-2, in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (2-1, in the Atlantic Division)

Oct 7, 2026, 04:11 am - Data Skrive

DAL

BUF

Points

Miro HeiskanenD #4

2PTS

Owen PowerD #25

5PTS

Goals

Miro HeiskanenD #4

0PPG

Tage ThompsonC #72

0PPG

17S

Assists

Roope HintzC #24

0PPA

1+/-

Owen PowerD #25

0PPA

3+/-

Dallas Stars

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Joel Kiviranta LW	OUT	Oct 13
Matt Duchene C	IR-LT	Oct 25
Harrison Scott C	IR-NR	Oct 25
Luke Krys D	IR-NR	Oct 10
Cameron Hughes C	IR-NR	Oct 10

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Josh Doan RW	Day-To-Day	Oct 8
Jason Zucker LW	IR	Oct 15
Alex Lyon G	IR	Oct 10
Conor Timmins D	IR	Oct 17
Topias Leinonen G	IR-NR	Oct 10

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
DAL	2.00	2.00	27.0	21.0	25	0	0.0	2	77.8	0	0
BUF	3.33	3.67	27.3	19.3	23	0	0.0	3	66.7	0	0

Stars Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/5/26	vsSJ	W5-0
10/3/26	@NSH	L2-1
10/2/26	vsSTL	L4-0
9/25/26	@MIN	W2-1
9/23/26	vsMIN	W2-0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/6/26	vsMIN	W3-2 OT
10/3/26	vsCHI	W4-3
10/1/26	@CBJ	L6-3
9/26/26	vsPIT	L3-1
9/24/26	@DET	L3-2 OT

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Dallas StarsStarsDAL

(1-2-0)

(1-2-0, 0-1-0 Away)

o5.5

-130

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

(2-1-0)

(2-1-0, 2-0-0 Home)

-115

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/8

Stars
Sabres

Game 1

10/8

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Sabres
Stars

Game 2

11/14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	3	0	1	7
Utah	3	1	0	6
Minnesota	2	0	1	5
Colorado	2	1	0	4
Nashville	1	1	1	3
Dallas	1	2	0	2
St. Louis	1	2	0	2
Chicago	1	3	0	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	2	0	2	6
Ottawa	2	1	0	4
Tampa Bay	2	1	0	4
Buffalo	2	1	0	4
Toronto	2	2	0	4
Boston	2	2	0	4
Montreal	1	1	1	3
Detroit	1	2	0	2

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Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

Sabres host the Stars after overtime win

Scoring Leaders

Miro HeiskanenD #4

Owen PowerD #25

Miro HeiskanenD #4

Tage ThompsonC #72

Roope HintzC #24

Owen PowerD #25

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