Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueStars play the Sabres following Duchene's 2-goal showing
Dallas Stars (5-1, in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (2-4-1, in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars visit the Buffalo Sabres after Matt Duchene's two-goal game against the Edmonton Oilers in the Stars' 4-1 win.
Buffalo has a 1-2-0 record at home and a 2-4-1 record overall. The Sabres serve 11.7 penalty minutes per game to rank third in NHL play.
Dallas has a 5-1 record overall and a 1-1-0 record on the road. The Stars have conceded nine goals while scoring 17 for a +8 scoring differential.
Tuesday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Tuch has scored two goals with five assists for the Sabres. Zachary Benson has over the past 10 games.
Logan Stankoven has seven assists for the Stars. Matej Blumel has scored goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 2-4-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.1 assists, three penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Stars: 5-1-0, averaging 1.7 goals, 3.1 assists, 2.2 penalties and 4.4 penalty minutes while giving up 0.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.
Stars: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/22
Statistics
DAL | BUF | |
---|---|---|
1.50 | Goals Against per Game | 3.71 |
29.8 | Shots Against per Game | 30.4 |
95.2 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 72.7 |
1 | Power Play Goals Against | 6 |
0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
2.83 | Goals For per Game | 3.00 |
26.0 | Shots per Game | 26.9 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
11.1 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
44 | Penalty Minutes | 82 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Jordan Greenway, LW | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
JJ Peterka, RW | Day-To-Day | Oct 14 |
Zach Benson, LW | Day-To-Day | Oct 10 |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 8 |
Ryan Johnson, C | Out | Oct 4 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Sam Steel, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
Tyler Seguin, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
Matt Dumba, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
Brendan Smith, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
Mavrik Bourque, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |