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Stars

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Oettinger	1	1	0	1	1.02	.944
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

KeyBank Center

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

Buffalo, NY

DAL

BUF

Points

Miro HeiskanenD #4

2PTS

Owen PowerD #25

3PTS

Goals

Miro HeiskanenD #4

0PPG

Jack QuinnRW #22

0PPG

Assists

Roope HintzC #24

0PPA

1+/-

Owen PowerD #25

0PPA

0+/-

Dallas Stars

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Matt Duchene C	IR-LT	Oct 25
Harrison Scott C	IR-NR	Oct 8
Luke Krys D	IR-NR	Oct 10
Cameron Hughes C	IR-NR	Oct 10

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
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
Jack Rathbone D	IR-NR	Oct 24

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
DAL	2.00	2.00	27.0	21.3	25	0	0.0	2	77.8	0	0
BUF	3.50	4.50	27.0	19.0	15	0	0.0	2	60.0	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
10/3/26	vsCHI	W4-3
10/1/26	@CBJ	L6-3
9/26/26	vsPIT	L3-1
9/24/26	@DET	L3-2 OT
9/22/26	vsCBJ	W5-1

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/8

Stars
Sabres

Game 1

10/8

ESPN+

Sabres
Stars

Game 2

11/14

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

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

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Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres

Scoring Leaders

Miro HeiskanenD #4

Owen PowerD #25

Miro HeiskanenD #4

Jack QuinnRW #22

Roope HintzC #24

Owen PowerD #25

Injury Report

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