Sabres 0, Stars 4 on October 8, 2026
Buffalo Sabres hosts Dallas Stars at KeyBank Center. Final.
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- Jason Robertson (2)
- Sam Steel (1)
- Mikko Rantanen (2)
- PPRoope Hintz (1)
Recap
On October 8, 2026, the Dallas Stars blanked the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 at KeyBank Center. Jake Oettinger made 26 saves for his second consecutive shutout after stopping 13 shots in a 5-0 win against San Jose on Monday. Jason Robertson opened the scoring at 9:03 of the first on a 2-on-1 rush with Mikko Rantanen, beating Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen low blocker side.
Dallas scored three times in the second period. Sam Steel snapped a shot through traffic at 9:36 for a 2-0 lead. Rantanen backhanded a rebound into an open net at 13:57 after Nils Lundkvist's shot caromed off the end boards. Roope Hintz scored Dallas' first power-play goal of the season at 15:34, finishing a Wyatt Johnston feed top corner. Rantanen finished with a goal and three assists, and Johnston had three assists. Luukkonen made 14 saves for Buffalo, which had won its first two games of a five-game homestand.
Scoring
Dallas Stars won 4–0 at KeyBank Center.
Who scored
- Jason Robertson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (2), Wyatt Johnston (2)
- Sam Steel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Harley (1), Mikko Rantanen (3)
- Mikko Rantanen Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Nils Lundkvist (1), Wyatt Johnston (3)
- Roope Hintz Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (4), Mikko Rantanen (4)
Goalies
- Jake Oettinger stopped 26 of 26 for Dallas Stars.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 14 of 18 for Buffalo Sabres.
Jason Robertson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (2), Wyatt Johnston (2) That made the score 1–0 in the 1st, and Dallas Stars stayed ahead.