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Buffalo Sabres 4, Dallas Stars 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 4, Dallas Stars 1. Shots on goal: BUF 31, DAL 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 0-1 DAL; P2 BUF 2-0 DAL; P3 BUF 2-0 DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 00:15 Mavrik Bourque (assists: Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen) to make it BUF 0-1 DAL; P2 07:44 Josh Doan (assists: Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 1-1 DAL; P2 17:05 Bowen Byram (assists: Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 2-1 DAL; P3 09:21 Tage Thompson (assists: Josh Doan, Bowen Byram) to make it BUF 3-1 DAL; P3 11:35 Tage Thompson (assists: Noah Ostlund, Owen Power) to make it BUF 4-1 DAL. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 2 G, 1 A; Bowen Byram (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Noah Ostlund (BUF) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Casey DeSmith (DAL) 27 saves on 31, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 28 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Tage Thompson
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 7 SOG · 18:45 TOI
Goals · BUF
Josh Doan
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:27 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
28 saves on 29 shots (.966) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 3 largest lead P3 11:35 (BUF 4, DAL 1) · 4-0 run, P2 7:44–P3 11:35
DAL 1 largest lead P1 0:15 (BUF 0, DAL 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:15 Mavrik Bourque (Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen) DAL · snap shot · BUF 0, DAL 1
  • P2 7:44 Josh Doan (Tage Thompson) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, DAL 1
  • P2 17:05 Bowen Byram (Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch) BUF · snap shot · BUF 2, DAL 1
  • P3 9:21 Tage Thompson (Josh Doan, Bowen Byram) BUF · snap shot · BUF 3, DAL 1
  • P3 11:35 Tage Thompson (Noah Ostlund, Owen Power) BUF · snap shot · BUF 4, DAL 1

Linescore

123 T
BUF 022 4
DAL 100 1

Shots on goal: BUF 31, DAL 29

📋 Team Stats

BUFDAL
31Shots on goal29
56Shot attempts51
28Faceoff wins20
24Hits15
9Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
13Giveaways12
4Penalty minutes4
96.6%Save %87.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF1411631
DAL148729

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres4 G · 46 attempts
Josh Norris: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Zach Benson: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (snap)Michael Kesselring: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (backhand)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Josh Dunne: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netJosh Dunne: saved (deflected)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netZach Metsa: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: missed the netJordan Greenway: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Josh Dunne: saved (backhand)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Josh Doan: goal (snap)Peyton Krebs: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: goal (snap)Josh Dunne: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Noah Ostlund: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Tage Thompson: goal (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (slap)Peyton Krebs: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the net
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 27Saved59% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net33% of attempts
Dallas Stars1 G · 38 attempts
Mavrik Bourque: saved (tip-in)Mavrik Bourque: goal (snap)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: missed the netMavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Radek Faksa: saved (snap)Esa Lindell: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Alexander Petrovic: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Nils Lundkvist: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (backhand)Mikko Rantanen: saved (backhand)Radek Faksa: saved (snap)Colin Blackwell: saved (snap)Matt Duchene: saved (snap)Colin Blackwell: saved (wrist)Miro Heiskanen: saved (wrist)Thomas Harley: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (wrist)Wyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: missed the netThomas Harley: saved (snap)Mikko Rantanen: missed the netIlya Lyubushkin: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: missed the netMikko Rantanen: missed the netMatt Duchene: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: missed the netColin Blackwell: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: saved (tip-in)Mavrik Bourque: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 28Saved74% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net24% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 213+371018:45
Bowen Byram D 112+323124:36
Josh Doan R 112+234015:27
Noah Ostlund C 022+100112:56
Owen Power D 011+100124:12
Alex Tuch R 011+121118:21
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+150024:43
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+131222:56
Ryan McLeod C 000010116:35
Zach Benson L 000+110116:11
Jack Quinn R 000011015:21
Peyton Krebs C 000+122013:59
Josh Norris C 000000013:37
Beck Malenstyn L 000005013:06
Jordan Greenway L 000014012:28
Michael Kesselring D 000001112:04
Josh Dunne C 000021011:15
Zach Metsa D 000010009:28
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 282996.6160:00
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mavrik Bourque C 101030015:17
Miro Heiskanen D 011-120124:50
Jason Robertson L 011+180021:16
Esa Lindell D 000+110122:58
Thomas Harley D 000-421122:58
Mikko Rantanen R 000-211020:36
Wyatt Johnston C 000-311116:59
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000010116:37
Roope Hintz C 000+111016:32
Nils Lundkvist D 000-112115:53
Matt Duchene C 000-410015:43
Alexander Petrovic D 000-114213:27
Sam Steel C 000002013:17
Oskar Bäck C 000000012:54
Colin Blackwell C 000041012:33
Radek Faksa C 000021112:33
Jamie Benn L 000-100211:27
Justin Hryckowian C 000-101110:10
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Casey DeSmith L 273187.1460:00

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