4–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	4
DAL	0	0	0	8

Sabres at Stars

Stars beat Sabres 8–4 at American Airlines Center on December 15, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Dec 15, 1997 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Stars lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⭐ DAL

Sergei Zubov

4 A

4 shots · 24:27 TOI · +3

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Jamie Langenbrunner

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:14 TOI · +2

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Darryl Sydor

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:28 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DAL⭐

26 Shots on goal 35

3/10 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

26 Hits 27

4 Blocked shots 19

17 Takeaways 19

12 Giveaways 18

60 Penalty minutes 58

BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26) DAL shooting 22.9% (8/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 33:31 TOI

Dominik Hasek

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 26:29 TOI

⭐Stars

Ed Belfour

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-14-2 (47% win rate, 30 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 23-9-2 (68% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 14-14-2 (47% win rate, 30 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 2nd: 23-9-2 (68% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Holzinger · Peca · Plante 18:14

L2 Dawe · Audette · Satan 17:00

L3 Grosek · Primeau · Varada 12:28

L4 May · Brown · Barnaby 7:56

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 25:16

D2 Woolley · Shannon 21:10

D3 Wilson · Boughner 12:28

⭐Stars

L1 Carbonneau · Lehtinen · Langenbrunner 19:14

L2 Adams · Reid · Verbeek 13:08

L3 Errey · Bassen · Harvey 11:24

L4 Nieuwendyk · Hrkac · Marshall 9:33

D1 Zubov · Hatcher 23:54

D2 Matvichuk · Chambers 18:59

D3 Sydor · Ludwig 17:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Stars lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs DAL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Stars on December 15, 1997?

Stars won 8–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Stars?

The final score was Sabres 4, Stars 8.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Stars season series?

Stars lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 12

⭐Stars

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 15, 1997

Sabres season page Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule