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Stars at Sabres: April 15, 2026

The Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 (SO) at KeyBank Center on April 15, 2026 (2025-26 regular season).

Final (SO) · Played April 15, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Esa Lindell and Justin Hryckowian (Stars, 2 each); Owen Power and Zach Benson (Sabres, 2 each). Most saves: Jake Oettinger (Stars, 21); Colten Ellis (Sabres, 25).

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What stood out

  • Decided in a shootout: the final score includes the one goal awarded to the shootout winner.

Player lines

  • Esa Lindell (DAL D): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 1 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 22:14 TOI
  • Jake Oettinger (DAL G): 24 SA, 21 SV, 3 GA, 65:00 TOI
  • Jamie Benn (DAL LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:46 TOI
  • Jason Robertson (DAL LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:26 TOI
  • Justin Hryckowian (DAL C): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:18 TOI
  • Lian Bichsel (DAL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:37 TOI
  • Mavrik Bourque (DAL C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:06 TOI
  • Michael Bunting (DAL LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 5 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:36 TOI
  • Mikko Rantanen (DAL RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:33 TOI
  • Nils Lundkvist (DAL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 20:26 TOI
  • Oskar Bäck (DAL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:36 TOI
  • Radek Faksa (DAL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 2 BLK, 13:09 TOI
  • Sam Steel (DAL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:43 TOI
  • Thomas Harley (DAL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 4 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 22:45 TOI
  • Tyler Myers (DAL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 3 BLK, 21:30 TOI
  • Wyatt Johnston (DAL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:11 TOI
  • Alex Tuch (BUF RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 20:36 TOI
  • Beck Malenstyn (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 6 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:59 TOI
  • Bowen Byram (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:35 TOI
  • Colten Ellis (BUF G): 28 SA, 25 SV, 3 GA, 65:00 TOI
  • Jack Quinn (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 5 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:29 TOI
  • Jordan Greenway (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:03 TOI
  • Josh Doan (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:57 TOI
  • Josh Norris (BUF C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 16:55 TOI
  • Logan Stanley (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:16 TOI
  • Luke Schenn (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:41 TOI
  • Michael Kesselring (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:03 TOI
  • Owen Power (BUF D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 22:17 TOI
  • Peyton Krebs (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:00 TOI
  • Zach Benson (BUF LW): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 24:22 TOI
  • Zach Metsa (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:43 TOI

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Head-to-head

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Full Sabres vs Stars head-to-head (5 meetings).

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