Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres — Oct 8, 2026

NHL KeyBank Center, Buffalo·October 8, 2026
Dallas Stars DAL 2-2-0, 1-1-0 Away
4
Final
0
Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-1-0, 2-1-0 Home
1 2 3 T
DAL 1 3 0 4
BUF 0 0 0 0
Top Performers
Points
M.
M. Rantanen R DAL
4 PTS
Shots
R.
R. Hintz C DAL
6 SOG
T.
T. Thompson C BUF
6 SOG
Saves
J.
J. Oettinger G DAL
26 SV
U.
U. Luukkonen G BUF
14 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star M. Rantanen 1 G, 3 A
2nd Star W. Johnston 0 G, 3 A
3rd Star R. Hintz 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Stars
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
M. Rantanen 1 3 4 +3 0 2 1 0 3/4 15:27
W. Johnston 0 3 3 +2 0 1 0 0 7/11 16:40
S. Steel 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 1/2 15:31
J. Robertson 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 - 15:14
R. Hintz 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 1 12/17 14:57
T. Seguin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0/1 15:40
A. Hyry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10/15 15:02
J. Hryckowian 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 14:48
O. Back 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1/2 14:22
R. Faksa 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3/8 13:11
J. Benn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 12:26
C. Blackwell 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1/1 12:18
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6/14 19:08
Z. Benson 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 1/2 18:18
J. Quinn 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 0 - 18:01
N. Ostlund 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0/9 17:05
R. McLeod 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 2/6 16:57
J. Doan 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 16:26
P. Krebs 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2/5 16:16
J. Norris 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 0 3/8 14:19
K. Helenius 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 - 13:38
J. Danforth 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5/9 11:44
J. Kulich 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4/8 11:42
B. Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 - 9:55
Defense
Stars
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Harley 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 4 - 23:35
N. Lundkvist 0 1 1 +2 2 0 1 0 - 18:08
E. Lindell 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 - 21:57
M. Heiskanen 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 - 19:40
L. Bichsel 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 - 17:34
T. Myers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 17:30
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
R. Dahlin 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 - 26:24
O. Power 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 - 25:23
O. Zellweger 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 - 17:43
M. Samuelsson 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 - 17:39
Z. Metsa 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 - 13:33
L. Crevier 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 - 13:22
Goalies
Stars
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Oettinger 26 26 0 1.000 60:00 W
Sabres
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
U. Luukkonen 18 14 4 .778 59:54 L
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Stars
Sabres
18 Shots on Goal 26
1/2 · 50% Power Play 0/3 · 0%
3/3 · 100% Penalty Kill 1/2 · 50%
62.3% Faceoffs Won 37.7%
22 Hits 23
17 Blocked Shots 8
6 Penalty Minutes 4
6 Takeaways 3
22 Giveaways 18
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 4 - 0
2 min L. Bichsel Interference
2nd Period 3 - 0 4 - 0
2 min N. Lundkvist Holding
PP Goal R. Hintz A: M. Rantanen, W. Johnston
4 - 0 4:26
J. Quinn Cross Checking 2 min
Goal M. Rantanen A: N. Lundkvist, W. Johnston
3 - 0 6:03
Goal S. Steel A: T. Harley, M. Rantanen
2 - 0 10:24
2 min M. Heiskanen Hooking
1st Period 1 - 0 1 - 0
B. Malenstyn Tripping 2 min
Goal J. Robertson A: M. Rantanen, W. Johnston
1 - 0 10:57
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: DAL +4 Times Tied: 0
Head-to-Head
Stars leads 1-0
Final/SO
DAL Stars
12001
4
BUF Sabres
12000
3
Highlights
Stars 4 - 0 Sabres
October 8, 2026
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, US · 19,070 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 8, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m