Stars vs Sabres Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (8 Oct, 2026)

Stars vs Sabres Live Score (8 Oct, 2026)

Final

4 : 0

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
DAL	1	3	0	4
BUF	0	0	0	0

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

4–0

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

4–0

3rd Period 19:57

Olen Zellweger Backhand Wide Left

4–0

3rd Period 19:15

Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn

4–0

3rd Period 19:12

Zach Metsa Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger

4–0

3rd Period 19:03

Justin Danforth Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger

4–0

3rd Period 18:23

Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Lian Bichsel

4–0

3rd Period 17:56

Takeaway by Radek Faksa

4–0

3rd Period 17:48

Arttu Hyry faceoff won against Noah Ostlund

4–0

3rd Period 17:48

Icing

4–0

3rd Period 17:39

Zach Benson Backhand Wide Left

4–0

3rd Period 17:34

Jack Quinn hit Nils Lundkvist

4–0

3rd Period 17:31

Arttu Hyry faceoff won against Noah Ostlund

4–0

3rd Period 17:31

Puck in Crowd

4–0

3rd Period 17:08

Giveaway by Jason Robertson

4–0

3rd Period 16:58

Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Roope Hintz

4–0

3rd Period 16:58

Goalie Stopped

4–0

3rd Period 16:56

Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

4–0

3rd Period 16:24

Tyler Myers Snap Shot Wide Left

4–0

3rd Period 16:14

Giveaway by Louis Crevier

4–0

3rd Period 16:11

Peyton Krebs hit Mikko Rantanen

4–0

3rd Period 16:10

Giveaway by Louis Crevier

4–0

3rd Period 16:04

Giveaway by Josh Doan

4–0

3rd Period 15:37

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen

4–0

Scoring Summary

1st Period

9:03

Jason Robertson

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston

Jason Robertson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (2), Wyatt Johnston (2)

1 - 0

2nd Period

9:36

Sam Steel

Assists: Thomas Harley, Mikko Rantanen

Sam Steel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Harley (1), Mikko Rantanen (3)

2 - 0

13:57

Mikko Rantanen

Assists: Nils Lundkvist, Wyatt Johnston

Mikko Rantanen Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Nils Lundkvist (1), Wyatt Johnston (3)

3 - 0

15:34

Roope Hintz

Assists: Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen

Roope Hintz Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (4), Mikko Rantanen (4)

4 - 0

Team Stats

DAL

BUF

17 Blocked Shots 8

22 Hits 23

6 Takeaways 3

22 Giveaways 18

1 Power Play Goals 0

2 Power Play Opportunities 3

18 Total Shots 26

6 Penalty Minutes 4

50.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

38 Faceoffs Won 23

62.3 Faceoff Percent 37.7

3 Penalties 2

Game Leaders

DAL

BUF

Mikko Rantanen#96 · RW

Goals

—

Mikko Rantanen#96 · RW

Assists

—

Mikko Rantanen#96 · RW

Points

—

Player Box Score

Stars

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV
Oskar Back#10 · C	1	1	0	0	14:22	0:00	3:19	11:03	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0
Jamie Benn#14 · LW	0	2	0	0	12:26	0:00	0:00	12:26	17	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0
Colin Blackwell#15 · C	0	2	1	0	12:18	0:00	0:54	11:24	16	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	0
Radek Faksa#12 · C	0	2	1	0	13:11	0:00	2:21	10:50	19	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	37.5	0
Roope Hintz#24 · C	1	0	0	1	14:57	2:33	0:00	12:24	21	1	1	0	6	2	12	5	70.6	2
Justin Hryckowian#49 · C	0	5	1	0	14:48	0:00	0:34	14:14	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Arttu Hyry#25 · RW	2	1	0	0	15:02	0:00	2:21	12:41	19	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	66.7	0
Wyatt Johnston#53 · C	0	0	1	2	16:40	2:33	0:00	14:07	20	0	0	3	1	0	7	4	63.6	1
Mikko Rantanen#96 · RW	0	1	0	3	15:27	2:33	0:00	12:54	20	1	2	3	2	0	3	1	75.0	3
Jason Robertson#21 · LW	0	2	1	1	15:14	2:27	0:00	12:47	21	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	3
Tyler Seguin#91 · C	0	1	0	0	15:40	0:00	0:00	15:40	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	1
Sam Steel#18 · C	1	0	0	2	15:31	0:00	2:30	13:01	20	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	50.0	1

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson#6 · LW	0	2	0	-1	18:18	3:03	1:06	14:09	22	0	4	2	1	1	50.0	1	0	0
Justin Danforth#15 · RW	1	2	1	0	11:44	0:00	1:20	10:24	19	0	1	1	5	4	55.6	0	0	0
Josh Doan#91 · RW	0	3	0	0	16:26	2:35	0:00	13:51	20	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Konsta Helenius#94 · C	1	0	0	-1	13:38	2:57	0:00	10:41	17	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
Peyton Krebs#19 · C	0	3	0	0	16:16	0:00	0:00	16:16	21	0	1	4	2	4	33.3	0	0	0
Jiri Kulich#20 · C	0	1	0	0	11:42	0:05	0:04	11:33	18	1	0	1	4	4	50.0	1	0	0
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW	0	5	0	0	9:55	0:10	0:00	9:45	18	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Ryan McLeod#71 · C	0	0	0	-2	16:57	2:57	1:22	12:38	22	0	1	0	2	4	33.3	1	0	0
Josh Norris#9 · C	0	1	0	-3	14:19	2:47	1:07	10:25	19	0	3	0	3	5	37.5	0	0	0
Noah Ostlund#86 · C	0	0	0	0	17:05	2:59	0:00	14:06	21	1	2	1	0	9	0.0	3	0	0
Jack Quinn#22 · RW	0	3	0	-2	18:01	3:19	0:00	14:42	21	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Tage Thompson#72 · C	0	0	0	0	19:08	3:03	0:02	16:03	24	2	6	0	6	7	46.2	1	0	0

Stars

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Lian Bichsel#6 · D	4	3	0	0	17:34	0:00	1:13	16:21	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Thomas Harley#55 · D	4	0	1	3	23:35	0:00	2:51	20:44	25	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Miro Heiskanen#4 · D	1	0	0	0	19:40	2:33	1:54	15:13	25	2	0	1	0	2	1	2
Esa Lindell#23 · D	3	0	0	1	21:57	0:00	4:01	17:56	25	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Nils Lundkvist#5 · D	0	1	0	2	18:08	0:06	0:00	18:02	25	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
Tyler Myers#57 · D	0	1	0	0	17:30	0:00	2:02	15:28	20	0	0	0	2	3	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV
Louis Crevier#46 · D	1	1	0	-1	13:22	0:00	1:19	12:03	18	0	0	1	3
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D	4	1	1	-1	26:24	3:53	0:06	22:25	25	1	1	1	0
Zach Metsa#73 · D	1	0	0	-1	13:33	0:00	1:13	12:20	17	0	1	1	1
Owen Power#25 · D	0	0	0	-1	25:23	2:07	1:09	22:07	27	1	2	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D	0	0	0	-1	17:39	0:00	1:24	16:15	23	1	1	0	0
Olen Zellweger#8 · D	0	1	1	-1	17:43	0:05	0:00	17:38	23	0	0	1	0

Stars

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Jake Oettinger#29 · G	0	26	0	0	26	1.000	22	4	0	60:00	0	0

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 · G	4	18	0	0	14	.778	10	3	1	59:54	0	0

Injury Report

Stars

#22 · LW · Array

#95 · C · Array

#37 · C · Array

#36 · D · Array

#34 · C · Array

Sabres

#17 · LW · Array

#34 · G · Array

#21 · D · Array

#50 · G · Array

#3 · D · Array

Head-to-Head

DAL

Last 2 Games

BUF

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 31, 2025

▸4

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/3/26	@ WSH	W6-5	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	vs CBJ	W3-1	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	vs MTL	L2-5	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	vs NJ	L1-5	NHL Regular Season
10/25/26	vs NYI	W6-3	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
11/4/26	vs OTT	L1-2	NHL Regular Season
10/31/26	@ LA	W3-2	NHL Regular Season
10/29/26	@ ANA	W7-6	NHL Regular Season
10/27/26	@ SJ	W2-0	NHL Regular Season
10/24/26	@ WSH	L3-4	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 PM

Venue KeyBank Center

Location Buffalo, NY

Broadcast ESPN+, Prime Video (Local)

Attendance 19,070

Officials David Brisebois · Linesman, Francois St. Laurent · Referee, Dylan Blujus · Linesman, Justin Kea · Referee

Game Recap

— Jake Oettinger made 26 saves for his second straight shutout, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Thursday night.

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Senators	4	3	1	0	—	6	+3	W1
Lightning	4	3	1	0	—	6	+2	W3
Panthers	4	2	0	2	—	6	0	W1
Bruins	5	3	2	0	—	6	+3	W1
Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	—	5	-1	L1
Sabres	4	2	2	0	—	4	-5	L1
Canadiens	4	1	2	1	—	3	-5	L3
Red Wings	3	1	2	0	—	2	-1	W1

Western Conference — Central Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Jets	4	3	0	1	—	7	+2	W3
Avalanche	4	3	1	0	—	6	+12	W1
Mammoth	5	3	2	0	—	6	+4	L1
Wild	4	2	1	1	—	5	+3	L2
Predators	4	2	1	1	—	5	+1	W1
Stars	4	2	2	0	—	4	+4	W2
Blues	4	1	2	1	—	3	-4	L3
Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	—	2	-11	L1

Stars

5th in Western Conference

Sabres

9th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

Casey DeSmith G 35 6' 0" 188 lbs

#29

Jake Oettinger G 27 6' 6" 225 lbs

Defensemen

Lian Bichsel D 22 6' 7" 237 lbs

#20

Kyle Capobianco D 29 6' 3" 194 lbs

#55

Thomas Harley D 25 6' 3" 214 lbs

Miro Heiskanen D 27 6' 2" 197 lbs

#36

Luke Krys D 26 6' 1" 188 lbs

#23

Esa Lindell D 32 6' 3" 217 lbs

Nils Lundkvist D 26 6' 1" 194 lbs

#57

Tyler Myers D 36 6' 8" 229 lbs

#27

Trey Taylor D 24 6' 2" 196 lbs

Left Wings

#14

Jamie Benn LW 37 6' 3" 210 lbs

#22

Joel Kiviranta LW 30 5' 11" 185 lbs

#16

David Perron LW 38 6' 0" 202 lbs

#21

Jason Robertson LW 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Centers

#10

Oskar Back C 26 6' 4" 207 lbs

#15

Colin Blackwell C 33 5' 8" 181 lbs

#95

Matt Duchene C 35 5' 11" 211 lbs

#12

Radek Faksa C 32 6' 3" 216 lbs

#48

Jaxon Fuder C 20 6' 0" 175 lbs

#24

Roope Hintz C 29 6' 3" 217 lbs

#49

Justin Hryckowian C 25 5' 11" 198 lbs

#53

Wyatt Johnston C 23 6' 1" 187 lbs

#37

Harrison Scott C 26 6' 0" 190 lbs

#91

Tyler Seguin C 34 6' 2" 205 lbs

#18

Sam Steel C 28 6' 0" 185 lbs

Right Wings

#46

Dylan Hryckowian RW 22 5' 10" 180 lbs

#25

Arttu Hyry RW 25 6' 3" 211 lbs

#96

Mikko Rantanen RW 30 6' 4" 228 lbs

#43

Matthew Seminoff RW 22 6' 0" 189 lbs

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 lbs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs

#34

Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46

Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs

#26

Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

#48

Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs

#82

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 lbs

#48

Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs

#19

Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#20

Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 195 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Stars

3rd in Central Division

Sabres

7th in Atlantic Division

General

Games Played

5367:14

Time On Ice

5375:05

357:48

Time On Ice Per Game

358:20

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5232

Shifts

5678

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

454

Faceoffs Won

393

358

Faceoffs Lost

476

Game-Winning Goals

118

Points

123

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

381

Shots

417

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

50.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

50.0

11.3

Shooting Percentage

10.6

55.9

Faceoff Win Percent

45.2

Defensive

2.33

Goals Against Average

3.33

302

Saves

359

.904

Save Percentage

.880

Goals Against

337

Shots Against

409

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.500

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

138

Penalty Minutes

144