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Sabres vs Stars

Final · Wed Dec 31 · 8:00 PM ET · American Airlines Center

Buffalo SabresSabres21-14-4
4
FinalDec 31, 2025
Dallas StarsStars25-8-7
1
TVMSGBStreamESPN+Victory+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+130
DAL−155
Puck line
BUF +1.5−185
DAL −1.5+154
Total O/U
Over 6.5+105
Under 6.5−125
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Dec 31, 2025 to move to 21-14-4.

The Sabres have won 6 straight.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars, score by period
Team123T
BUF0224
DAL1001

W: Luukkonen · L: DeSmith

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. DALGoal · 0:15Mavrik Bourque Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (23), Miro Heiskanen (28)0-1

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 7:44Josh Doan Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (17)1-1
  2. BUFGoal · 17:05Bowen Byram Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (4), Alex Tuch (20)2-1

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 9:21Tage Thompson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (15), Bowen Byram (11)3-1
  2. BUFGoal · 11:35Tage Thompson Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (5), Owen Power (8)4-1

Team stats

BUFDAL
Shots
31
29
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
58.3
41.7
Hits
24
15
Blocked Shots
9
12
Penalty Minutes
4
4

Top performers

Buffalo SabresDallas Stars

Goals

Tage Thompson2
Mavrik Bourque1

Assists

Noah Ostlund2
Jason Robertson1

Points

Tage Thompson3
Mavrik Bourque1

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW100116:1100100.00
Josh Doan RW041215:2711300.02
Josh Dunne C011011:15002033.30
Jordan Greenway LW040012:2800100.00
Peyton Krebs C020113:5900200.00
Beck Malenstyn LW050013:3600000.00
Ryan McLeod C100016:35001083.30
Josh Norris C000013:07000061.50
Noah Ostlund C100112:56020066.70
Jack Quinn RW011015:2100100.00
Tage Thompson C010318:45217045.52
Alex Tuch RW110118:210120100.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D131324:3611200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D000124:4300500.00
Michael Kesselring D110012:0400000.00
Zach Metsa D00009:2800100.00
Owen Power D100124:1201000.00
Mattias Samuelsson D210122:5600300.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G12928.96660:000

Stars · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Oskar Back C000012:5400000.00
Jamie Benn LW200-111:2700000.00
Colin Blackwell C011012:33004037.50
Mavrik Bourque C000015:1710300.00
Matt Duchene C000-415:43001050.00
Radek Faksa C110012:33002060.02
Roope Hintz C010116:32001053.30
Justin Hryckowian C111-110:1000000.02
Wyatt Johnston C110-316:59001042.90
Mikko Rantanen RW010-220:3600100.00
Jason Robertson LW000121:1601800.00
Sam Steel C020013:17000028.60

Stars · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Thomas Harley D110-422:5800200.00
Miro Heiskanen D100-124:5001200.00
Esa Lindell D101122:5800100.00
Nils Lundkvist D120-115:5300100.00
Ilya Lyubushkin D100016:3700100.00
Alexander Petrovic D240-113:2700100.00

Stars · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Casey DeSmith G43127.87160:000

Three stars

  1. Tage Thompson (BUF)
  2. Bowen Byram (BUF)
  3. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF)

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