Sabres 5–4 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Jan 15, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Gaustad

2 G

5 shots · 11:57 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

2 A

3 shots · 25:50 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Drew Stafford

2 A

14:49 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Matt Niskanen PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:44

Assists: Jere Lehtinen, Steve Ott · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

⭐ Steve Ott PP 1st · 14:40

Assists: Mike Modano, Marty Turco · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

2nd period

⭐ Trevor Daley 2nd · 02:47

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

0–3

⚔️ Paul Gaustad PP 2nd · 13:12

Assists: Craig Rivet, Drew Stafford · beat Marty Turco

1–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 3rd · 03:01

Assists: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville · beat Marty Turco

2–3

⭐ Brad Richards 3rd · 03:49

Assists: Nicklas Grossmann, Joel Lundqvist · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

⚔️ Paul Gaustad 3rd · 09:53

Assists: Drew Stafford, Ales Kotalik · beat Marty Turco

3–4

⚔️ Clarke MacArthur Tying 3rd · 10:09

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Jason Pominville · beat Marty Turco

4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 25:50

L2 Hecht · Connolly · Kotalik 20:05

L3 MacArthur · Gaustad · Stafford 12:09

L4 Ellis · Paille · Mair 8:16

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 25:34

D2 Spacek · Numminen 18:35

D3 Rivet · Butler 16:57

⭐Stars

L1 Eriksson · Richards · Ott 20:46

L2 Ribeiro · Modano · Lehtinen 19:00

L3 Neal · Petersen · Lundqvist 13:45

L4 Sutherby · Parrish · Barch 8:48

D1 Daley · Niskanen 25:53

D2 Robidas · Grossmann 21:50

D3 Sydor · Hutchinson 15:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DAL⭐

35 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

31 Hits 25

7 Blocked shots 19

3 Takeaways 13

22 Giveaways 22

11 Penalty minutes 13

BUF shooting 14.3% (5/35) DAL shooting 16.0% (4/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 64:38 TOI

⭐Stars

Marty Turco

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 64:55 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Stars

Stars — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Jan 242008 ⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL 2–1 Dec 142005 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Oct 132003 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Mar 312003 ⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL 0–3 Feb 282003 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5

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Who won Sabres vs Stars on January 15, 2009?

Sabres won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 5, Stars 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Paul Gaustad (2), Clarke MacArthur, Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Stars?

Brad Richards, Matt Niskanen, Steve Ott, Trevor Daley.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI 1–4 AfterJan 17 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3

⭐ Stars

BeforeJan 12 🐙DET @ ⭐DAL 4–5 AfterJan 17 👑LAK @ ⭐DAL 2–3

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