⭐ Away Stars 1-1 in series
2–1
Final
DAL leads 4–2
⚔️ Home Sabres 1-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Stars at Sabres — Stanley Cup Finals Game 3

Stars, Stanley Cup Finals Game 3, beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on June 12, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Jun 12, 1999 · 19:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 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
Game 2
2–4
Final · DAL
Game 3
2–1
Final · DAL
Game 4
1–2
Final · BUF
Game 5
0–2
Final · DAL
Game 6
2–1
OT · DAL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Joe Nieuwendyk
2 G
4 shots · 15:27 TOI · +2
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Jamie Langenbrunner
2 A
1 shots · 15:30 TOI · +2
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Dave Reid
2 A
1 shots · 13:07 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL BUF⚔️
29 Shots on goal 12
21 Hits 35
19 Blocked shots 14
7 Takeaways 3
19 Giveaways 25
18 Penalty minutes 6
DAL shooting 6.9% (2/29) BUF shooting 8.3% (1/12)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
11/12
.917 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 58:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 72-20-9 (71% win rate, 101 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 61-29-9 (62% win rate, 99 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 72-20-9 (71% win rate, 101 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 61-29-9 (62% win rate, 99 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Carbonneau · Modano · Lehtinen 19:00
L2 Nieuwendyk · Keane · Langenbrunner 15:30
L3 Reid · Hrkac · Verbeek 13:07
L4 Skrudland · Sloan · Hull 7:19
D1 Hatcher · Zubov 26:04
D2 Matvichuk · Ludwig 21:12
D3 Sydor · Chambers 13:09
⚔️Sabres
L1 Peca · Brown · Satan 21:19
L2 Sanderson · Barnes · Holzinger 17:09
L3 Ward · Juneau · Varada 13:42
L4 Primeau · Rasmussen · Ray 7:52
D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 24:34
D2 McKee · Warrener 18:30
D3 Smehlik · Patrick 14:38

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Jun 10, 1999
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
2–4 · Stars won
Jun 8, 1999
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
3–2 (OT) · Sabres won
Mar 5, 1999
⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · Sabres won
Oct 10, 1998
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
1–4 · Stars won
Dec 15, 1997
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
4–8 · Stars won

❓ DAL vs BUF, answered

Who won Stars vs Sabres on June 12, 1999?

Stars won 2–1.

What was the final score of Stars vs Sabres?

The final score was Stars 2, Sabres 1.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 11 saves on 12 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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
⭐Stars
Previous game · Jun 10
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
2–4 · DAL won
Next game · Jun 15
⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · BUF won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Jun 10
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
2–4 · DAL won
Next game · Jun 15
⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · BUF won
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