Buffalo Sabres vs. Dallas Stars: game summary
Final · December 31, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : BUF 23 — DAL 33 · American Airlines Center
Three stars
- 1★
R. HintzDAL · C · 1B 0A - 2★
T. HarleyDAL · D · 0B 2A - 3★
J. RobertsonDAL · L · 1B 2A
BUFGame stats
DAL
- 23Shots on goal33
- 27 %Faceoff win %73 %
- 0/0Power play0/1
- 2Penalty minutes0
- 23Hits10
- 17Blocked shots11
- 14Giveaways15
- 4Takeaways1
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| DAL | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
Season series BUF 1 – 1 DAL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← BUF 2 / 23 / 364 / 33 / 54 DAL →
BUF 2 / 23 / 364 / 33 / 54 DAL →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
2nd period
- Roope HintzDAL · 09:49Assists : Jason Robertson, Thomas Harley0 – 1▶ Watch
Jason ZuckerBUF · 10:20Assists : Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram1 – 1▶ Watch
3rd period
- Jason RobertsonDAL · 02:351 – 2▶ Watch
Beck MalenstynBUF · 04:57Assists : Sam Lafferty, Ryan McLeod2 – 2▶ Watch
Wyatt JohnstonDAL · 11:32Assists : Thomas Harley2 – 3▶ Watch
Esa LindellDAL · 18:23Assists : Jason Robertson, Casey DeSmith2 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 17:12BUFConnor Clifton — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Justin Hryckowian
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:54 |
| J. ZuckerL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17:04 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:26 |
| J.KulichC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:50 |
| J. QuinnR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 16:26 |
| B. MalenstynL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:14 |
| R. McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:35 |
| J. PeterkaR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:51 |
| S. LaffertyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10:08 |
| A. TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:23 |
| B. ByramD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 24:46 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 21:10 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:28 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 22:32 |
| C. CliftonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14:31 |
| J. BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen(L) | 29/32 | 90.6 % | 58:00 |
| J. Reimer | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Dallas Stars
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. BäckC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
| L. StankovenC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15:54 |
| J. BennL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19:02 |
| C. BlackwellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:47 |
| S. SteelC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 |
| J. RobertsonL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:15 |
| M. BourqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:29 |
| R. HintzC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15:32 |
| J. HryckowianC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:30 |
| W. JohnstonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21:00 |
| E. DadonovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:41 |
| M. DucheneC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20:47 |
| M. DumbaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:15 |
| M. HeiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:09 |
| N. LundkvistD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 |
| E. LindellD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22:00 |
| I. LyubushkinD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 |
| T. HarleyD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:59 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith(W) | 21/23 | 91.3 % | 60:00 |
| J. Oettinger | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Sabres vs Stars?
Stars won 4-2 over Sabres on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
When was Sabres vs Stars played?
On Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET at American Airlines Center.
Where was Sabres vs Stars played?
At American Airlines Center, in Dallas.
Have the Sabres and Stars played this season?
Yes: October 22 (Stars 2, Sabres 4).