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Dallas Stars
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Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
April 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM - PREGAME
Central / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
DAL
1
L
Jason Robertson
45G - 51A
(96P)
2
C
Wyatt Johnston
45G - 41A
(86P)
3
R
Mikko Rantanen
22G - 55A
(77P)
4
D
Miro Heiskanen
9G - 54A
(63P)
5
C
Matt Duchene
16G - 29A
(45P)
DAL Injuries
Steel, Sam
Hip
Day to Day
Steel (hip) is questionable to play in Wednesday's road game against the Buffalo Sabres, per Robert Tiffin of D Magazine.
Apr 15, 2026
Heiskanen, Miro
Lower Body
Day to Day
Heiskanen (lower body) is questionable for Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2026 postseason, per Robert Tiffin of D Magazine on Monday.
Apr 18, 2026
Hintz, Roope
Lower Body
Day to Day
Hintz (lower body) won't be available for the first two games of the Dallas Stars' playoff run, Robert Tiffin of D Magazine reports Tuesday.
Apr 22, 2026
Bastian, Nathan
Hand
Week to Week
Head coach Glen Gulutzan said Monday that Bastian (hand) will be sidelined for 3-4 weeks, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.
May 4, 2026
Seguin, Tyler
Knee
Season
Seguin (knee) will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign and the entirety of the playoffs, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 5 2026
The Dallas Stars acquire Michael Bunting from the Nashville Predators for a 2026 3rd round pick (SEA).
Mar 4 2026
The Dallas Stars acquire Tyler Myers (50% retained) from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2027 2nd round pick and a 2029 4th round pick.
Central Standings
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
40G - 41A
(81P)
2
D
Rasmus Dahlin
19G - 55A
(74P)
3
R
Alex Tuch
32G - 33A
(65P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
14G - 40A
(54P)
5
R
Josh Doan
25G - 27A
(52P)
BUF Injuries
Danforth, Justin
Kneecap
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Apr 15, 2026
Östlund, Noah
Upper Body
Day to Day
Ostlund (upper body) likely won't play before the end of the regular season, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Saturday.
Apr 18, 2026
Carrick, Sam
Arm
Day to Day
Carrick (arm) won't be ready for the start of the postseason, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports Thursday.
Apr 20, 2026
Lyon, Alex
Lower Body
Day to Day
Lyon (lower body) is likely to be out for about a week, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.
Apr 20, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Tanner Pearson from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn (50% retained) from the Winnipeg Jets for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosén, a 2027 2nd round pick and a conditional 2026 4th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Atlantic Standings
Goaltending
DAL
34-12-6
2.59 GAA
90.0% SV
BUF
20-10-4
2.77 GAA
90.7% SV
DAL
15-8-6
2.43 GAA
90.7% SV
BUF
22-9-3
2.52 GAA
91.0% SV
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BUF
8-4-1
2.91 GAA
90.4% SV
Goaltenders
DAL
49-20-12
GAA: 2.70
SV%: 0.897
vs
BUF
50-23-8
GAA: 2.93
SV%: 0.900