3–2

Final / OT

DAL leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	0	0	3
DAL	0	0	0	0	2

Sabres at Stars — Stanley Cup Finals Game 1

Sabres, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Stars 3–2 in overtime at American Airlines Center on June 8, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Jun 8, 1999 · 19:00 CDT 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 1998-99 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

BUF vs DAL · DAL leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

3–2

OT · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

2 A

31:00 TOI

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Jere Lehtinen

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 24:47 TOI · +1

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Mike Modano

2 A

1 shots · 27:13 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DAL⭐

24 Shots on goal 37

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/10

60 Hits 44

27 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 7

13 Giveaways 22

20 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 12.5% (3/24) DAL shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 75:24 TOI

⭐Stars

Ed Belfour

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 74:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 60-28-9 (62% win rate, 97 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 71-20-8 (72% win rate, 99 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 60-28-9 (62% win rate, 97 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 2nd: 71-20-8 (72% win rate, 99 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Peca · Juneau 22:57

L2 Holzinger · Satan · Varada 21:59

L3 Ward · Sanderson · Barnes 17:17

L4 Grosek · Primeau · Rasmussen 8:28

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 31:39

D2 Warrener · McKee 26:54

D3 Woolley · Patrick 16:28

⭐Stars

L1 Modano · Lehtinen · Langenbrunner 24:47

L2 Nieuwendyk · Carbonneau · Hull 22:31

L3 Reid · Verbeek · Keane 18:52

L4 Sim · Skrudland · Sloan 6:45

D1 Hatcher · Zubov 31:17

D2 Sydor · Matvichuk 25:16

D3 Chambers · Ludwig 17:43

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BUF vs DAL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Stars on June 8, 1999?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Stars?

The final score was Sabres 3, Stars 2, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Stars played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

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