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2024-25 regular season

Sabres at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Stars beat Sabres 4–2 at American Airlines Center on December 31, 2024.

BUF – DAL
23–33
Shots on goal
23–10
Hits
17–11
Blocked shots
4–1
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 ⭐ DAL
Jason Robertson
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 15:15 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Thomas Harley
2 A
1 shots · 19:59 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Wyatt Johnston
1 G
4 shots · 21:00 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order
2nd period
⭐ Roope Hintz Go-ahead 2nd · 09:49
Assists: Jason Robertson, Thomas Harley · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0–1
⚔️ Jason Zucker Tying 2nd · 10:20
Assists: Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram · beat Casey DeSmith
1–1
3rd period
⭐ Jason Robertson Go-ahead 3rd · 02:35
Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–2
⚔️ Beck Malenstyn Tying 3rd · 04:57
Assists: Sam Lafferty, Ryan McLeod · beat Casey DeSmith
2–2
⭐ Wyatt Johnston Go-ahead 3rd · 11:32
Assists: Thomas Harley · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–3
⭐ Esa Lindell Empty net 3rd · 18:23
Assists: Jason Robertson, Casey DeSmith
2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Zucker · Thompson · Tuch 18:23
L2 Cozens · Krebs · Peterka 15:51
L3 Benson · Kulich · Quinn 14:54
L4 Malenstyn · McLeod · Lafferty 11:14
D1 Byram · Dahlin 23:39
D2 Power · Samuelsson 21:19
D3 Bryson · Clifton 14:55
⭐Stars
L1 Benn · Johnston · Duchene 20:47
L2 Robertson · Stankoven · Hintz 15:32
L3 Bäck · Steel · Bourque 14:54
L4 Blackwell · Hryckowian · Dadonov 10:47
D1 Heiskanen · Lindell 23:34
D2 Harley · Dumba 18:37
D3 Lyubushkin · Lundkvist 16:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF DAL⭐
23 Shots on goal 33
23 Hits 10
17 Blocked shots 11
4 Takeaways 1
14 Giveaways 15
2 Penalty minutes 0
BUF shooting 8.7% (2/23) DAL shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Casey DeSmith
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located
Roope Hintz · 2nd 09:49 · 0–1 Jason Zucker · 2nd 10:20 · 1–1 Jason Robertson · 3rd 02:35 · 1–2 Beck Malenstyn · 3rd 04:57 · 2–2 Wyatt Johnston · 3rd 11:32 · 2–3 Esa Lindell · 3rd 18:23 · 2–4
BUF DAL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 11-3 (79% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-3-3 (25% win rate, 8 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 222024 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Apr 92024 ⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL 2–3 Feb 62024 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Mar 92023 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 10–4 Jan 232023 ⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL 3–2 OT
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Who won Sabres vs Stars on December 31, 2024?

Stars won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Stars 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Beck Malenstyn, Jason Zucker.

Who scored for Stars?

Esa Lindell, Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 4–2 AfterJan 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 5–6
⭐ Stars
BeforeDec 29 ⭐DAL @ 🪶CHI 5–1 AfterJan 2 🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL 2–4
Also on December 31
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