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Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars

NHL · Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · American Airlines Center

BUF4
Final
SOG 31–29
DAL1

Win probability

Win probability model not yet published.

Shot map

Shot map, BUF at DALEach team's shot attempts are drawn in the end it attacks: BUF the left net, DAL the right net.BUF blocked shot, O. Power, 1stBUF blocked shot, O. Power, 1stBUF blocked shot, J. Quinn, 1stBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 1stBUF blocked shot, O. Power, 1stBUF blocked shot, M. Samuelsson, 1stBUF blocked shot, T. Thompson, 1stBUF blocked shot, M. Kesselring, 1stDAL blocked shot, S. Steel, 2ndDAL blocked shot, E. Lindell, 2ndBUF blocked shot, M. Kesselring, 2ndDAL blocked shot, W. Johnston, 2ndBUF blocked shot, J. Doan, 2ndBUF blocked shot, A. Tuch, 2ndBUF blocked shot, J. Dunne, 2ndDAL blocked shot, M. Heiskanen, 2ndBUF blocked shot, B. Byram, 3rdDAL blocked shot, I. Lyubushkin, 3rdDAL blocked shot, M. Heiskanen, 3rdDAL blocked shot, A. Petrovic, 3rdDAL blocked shot, J. Benn, 3rdDAL blocked shot, M. Bourque, 3rdDAL blocked shot, I. Lyubushkin, 3rdBUF missed shot, J. Norris, 1stBUF missed shot, Z. Benson, 1stDAL missed shot, R. Hintz, 1stBUF missed shot, M. Kesselring, 1stBUF missed shot, T. Thompson, 1stBUF missed shot, Z. Benson, 1stBUF missed shot, T. Thompson, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Dunne, 1stBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 1stBUF missed shot, M. Samuelsson, 1stBUF missed shot, B. Byram, 2ndDAL missed shot, R. Hintz, 2ndBUF missed shot, J. Dunne, 2ndBUF missed shot, J. Doan, 2ndDAL missed shot, M. Rantanen, 3rdDAL missed shot, M. Heiskanen, 3rdDAL missed shot, M. Rantanen, 3rdBUF missed shot, N. Ostlund, 3rdDAL missed shot, M. Duchene, 3rdDAL missed shot, J. Robertson, 3rdDAL missed shot, M. Bourque, 3rdBUF missed shot, P. Krebs, 3rdBUF missed shot, B. Byram, 3rdDAL missed shot, M. Bourque, 3rdDAL shot on goal, M. Bourque, 1stBUF shot on goal, J. Doan, 1stBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 1stDAL shot on goal, C. Blackwell, 1stDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 1stBUF shot on goal, B. Byram, 1stBUF shot on goal, A. Tuch, 1stBUF shot on goal, M. Samuelsson, 1stBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 1stBUF shot on goal, Z. Benson, 1stDAL shot on goal, M. Bourque, 1stDAL shot on goal, R. Faksa, 1stDAL shot on goal, E. Lindell, 1stDAL shot on goal, M. Heiskanen, 1stBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 1stBUF shot on goal, R. McLeod, 1stBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 1stDAL shot on goal, A. Petrovic, 1stDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 1stDAL shot on goal, N. Lundkvist, 1stDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 1stBUF shot on goal, T. Thompson, 1stBUF shot on goal, T. Thompson, 1stDAL shot on goal, M. Rantanen, 1stBUF shot on goal, J. Dunne, 1stDAL shot on goal, R. Faksa, 1stBUF shot on goal, Z. Metsa, 1stDAL shot on goal, C. Blackwell, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Greenway, 2ndBUF shot on goal, M. Samuelsson, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Dunne, 2ndDAL shot on goal, M. Duchene, 2ndBUF shot on goal, M. Samuelsson, 2ndDAL shot on goal, C. Blackwell, 2ndDAL shot on goal, M. Heiskanen, 2ndDAL shot on goal, T. Harley, 2ndDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 2ndBUF shot on goal, P. Krebs, 2ndDAL shot on goal, W. Johnston, 2ndBUF shot on goal, A. Tuch, 2ndBUF shot on goal, P. Krebs, 2ndDAL shot on goal, T. Harley, 2ndBUF shot on goal, R. Dahlin, 2ndBUF shot on goal, J. Doan, 2ndBUF shot on goal, T. Thompson, 3rdDAL shot on goal, I. Lyubushkin, 3rdBUF shot on goal, T. Thompson, 3rdBUF shot on goal, T. Thompson, 3rdDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 3rdDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 3rdDAL shot on goal, C. Blackwell, 3rdDAL shot on goal, R. Hintz, 3rdBUF shot on goal, J. Quinn, 3rdDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 3rdDAL shot on goal, J. Robertson, 3rdDAL goal, M. Bourque, 1stBUF goal, J. Doan, 2ndBUF goal, B. Byram, 2ndBUF goal, T. Thompson, 3rdBUF goal, T. Thompson, 3rd
◀ BUF attacksDAL attacks ▶

BUF: 4 goals, 27 shots on goal, 15 missed shots, 13 blocked shots (59 attempts). DAL: 1 goal, 28 shots on goal, 9 missed shots, 10 blocked shots (48 attempts).

Scoring

The scoring summary appears here once the game starts.

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Box score

Team totals
BUFDAL
Shots on goal3129
Power-play goals00
Penalty minutes44
Hits2415
Blocked shots912
Faceoff %——
BUF skaters
PlayerGAP+/−SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
T. Thompson C213+3710218:45
J. Doan R112+2340215:27
B. Byram D112+3231024:36
N. Ostlund C022+1001012:56
A. Tuch R011+1211018:21
O. Power D011+1001024:12
R. Dahlin D000+1500024:43
M. Samuelsson D000+1312022:56
J. Dunne C0000210011:15
P. Krebs C000+1220013:59
J. Greenway L0000140012:28
J. Quinn R0000110015:21
R. McLeod C0000101016:35
Z. Benson L000+1101016:11
Z. Metsa D000010009:28
B. Malenstyn L0000050013:36
J. Norris C0000000013:07
M. Kesselring D0000011012:04
DAL skaters
PlayerGAP+/−SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
M. Bourque C1010300015:17
J. Robertson L011+1800021:16
M. Heiskanen D011−1201024:50
C. Blackwell C0000410012:33
R. Faksa C0000211212:33
T. Harley D000−4211022:58
A. Petrovic D000−1142013:27
E. Lindell D000+1101022:58
I. Lyubushkin D0000101016:37
M. Duchene C000−4100015:43
M. Rantanen R000−2110020:36
N. Lundkvist D000−1121015:53
R. Hintz C000+1110016:32
W. Johnston C000−3111016:59
J. Benn L000−1002011:27
J. Hryckowian C000−1011210:10
O. Bäck C0000000012:54
S. Steel C0000020013:17
Goalies
GoalieDECSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen BUFW29281.96660:00
C. DeSmith DALL31274.87160:00