BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Saturday, Jan. 21
Anaheim 3 at Buffalo 6
Goals: Krebs (2), Olofsson (2), Cozens, Skinner
Goalie: Luukkonen (34 saves/37 shots)
PP: 1/2; PK: 1/1; Shots: Buffalo 39 – Anaheim 37
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 99)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
1/17: Recalled F Peyton Krebs from Rochester (AHL); Loaned G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to Rochester
1/18: Placed F Vinnie Hinostroza on waivers
1/19: Recalled G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from Rochester (AHL); Loaned F JJ Peterka to Rochester; Recalled F JJ Peterka from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Vinnie Hinostroza to Rochester
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Jan. 24: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26: Buffalo at Winnipeg, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28: Buffalo at Minnesota, 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1: Carolina at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11: Calgary at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT STARS
• This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Stars this season.
• Last meeting: Dallas defeated Buffalo 4-2 in Dallas on Feb. 27, 2022.
• Next meeting: Thursday, March 9 in Buffalo
• The Sabres are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games against the Stars; 2-8-0 on the road.
• This is the 129th game all-time between Buffalo and Dallas; Buffalo has a 58-53-17 series record.
• The Sabres are 24-35-6 on the road against the Stars all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• The Sabres have recorded four or more goals in three of their last four games against the Stars.
• Victor Olofsson has nine points (8+1) in his last nine games.
• A goal in tonight’s game would give Olofsson the first goal streak of four or more games in his career.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 35 points (6+29) in his last 30 games.
• Alex Tuch has notched 39 points (15+24) in his last 30 games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Tuch a point streak of five or more games for the fifth time in his career and the second time as a member of the Sabres.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 10 points (5+5) in his last 10 games.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 34 points (12+22) in his last 32 games, including at least one goal in each of his last two games.
• With a goal in tonight’s game, Cozens would earn a goal streak of three or more games for the third time in his career and the second time in 2022-23.
• In his last 24 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 31 points (14+17).
• Skinner is riding a three-game point streak and a point in tonight’s game would mark his third point streak of four or more games this season.
• Tyson Jost has registered at least one point in each of his last three games and a point in tonight’s game would give him the second point streak of four or more games in his career.
• Ilya Lyubushkin has tallied four points (0+4) in his last five games.
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
• Since the Stars moved to Dallas prior to the 1993-94 season, 36 of the 39 matchups between these teams have been decided in regulation, including each of the last 16. One of the three overtime games between these clubs ended in a tie (Nov. 15, 2000), and the other two both ended with Buffalo shootout victories (Jan. 15, 2009 and Feb. 10, 2012).
• Rasmus Dahlin has five points in his last four games against Dallas (2+3).
• Dating back to the 2015-16 season, Craig Anderson has a 6-2-0 record in his last eight games against Dallas with a .922 save percentage and a 2.84 goals-against average.
• Henri Jokiharju has four assists in four career games against the Stars.
• Victor Olofsson has three points (1+2) in three career games against the Stars.
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 21, 2023 – STARS 4 vs. COYOTES 0
With their third 4-0 victory in the past four games, the Stars maintained their lead atop the Western Conference with a win over the Arizona Coyotes in front of a sellout crowd of 18,532 at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Goaltender Jake Oettinger recorded his fourth shutout of the season and his second shutout in his past three starts with a 33-save effort. Forward Radek Faksa (2-0—2) potted his fifth and sixth goals of the season in the first period, his two tallies marking his fourth career multi-goal game while also giving him goals in two of his past three games (3-0—3). Captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) registered his team-leading ninth power-play goal of the season, rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) lit the lamp for the 12th time in 2022-23 and defenseman Miro Heiskanen extended his point streak to a season-high five consecutive games (0-8—8) with a two-point night (0-2—2). Forward Jason Robertson recorded his team-leading 33rd assist, rookie Fredrik Olofsson (0-1—1) picked up his fourth career point while defensemen Jani Hakanpää (0-1—1) and Colin Miller (0-1—1) tacked on helpers.
PP: 1-4 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 39 | SA: 33 | DAL TOI: Miller (21:15) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – R. Faksa 2. DAL – J. Oettinger 3. DAL – J. Benn
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Jan. 23, 2023 Buffalo Sabres 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed., Jan. 25, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 New Jersey Devils 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Feb. 6, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Wed., Feb. 8, 2023 Minnesota Wild 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center TNT/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 23 – Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 27 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Signed forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season
Jan. 2 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 16 – Loaned forward Nick Caamano to Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 21
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-pres.
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars’ homestand continues tonight against the Buffalo Sabres at American Airlines Center. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second game of a four-game homestand leading into the Stars’ bye week (Jan. 28-Feb. 5) which overlaps with a pause from Feb. 2-5 for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. Following the break, the Stars will play four in a row at American Airlines Center before hitting the road for a game in Minnesota on Feb. 17. The Stars and Sabres will meet once more on March 9 at KeyBank Center.
I PUT ON MY OVERCOAT AND WALKED INTO WINTER
- The Stars went 2-0-0 against the Sabres last season, winning 5-4 at KeyBank Center on Jan. 20, 2022 and 4-2 at American Airlines Center on Feb. 27, 2022.
- The Stars enter Monday’s tilt having logged wins in seven of the past nine (7-2-0) and 10 of the past 13 (10-3-0) games against Buffalo.
- Dallas has also earned points in 14 of the past 18 games against the Sabres, posting a 13-4-1 record dating back to the start of the 2010-11 season.
- Additionally, the Stars have notched points in nine of the past 10 games (8-1-1) against Buffalo at home and have points in 12 of the past 14 (11-2-1) against them at AAC.
- Dallas is 53-56-19 all-time vs. Buffalo, including a 35-23-7 at home.
- Forward Tyler Seguin enters tonight’s game with nine points (2-7—9) in his past eight home games against the Sabres. Seguin leads active Stars in goals (13), assists (16) and points (29) in a team-high 31 career games vs. Buffalo. He also leads the clubs in powerplay goals (5) vs. the Sabres.
- Captain Jamie Benn has 10 goals and 18 points (10-8—18) in 19 career games against Buffalo, including two game-winning markers. Benn has registered 11 points (7-4—11) in nine career home games vs. the Sabres.
- Forward Joe Pavelski has registered 15 points (9-6—15) in 22 games vs. Buffalo, including four tallies on the power play.
- Forward Jason Robertson has two goals and three points (2-1—3) in two career games against the Sabres (both games in 2021-22).
- Forward Luke Glendening enters tonight’s matchup with seven points (3-4—7) in 27 career games vs. Buffalo.
- Defenseman Ryan Suter ranks second among active Stars in assists (14) and has 16 points (2-14—16) in 20 career contests against the Sabres.
- Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-0-0 with a 2.01 goals-against average and .950 save percentage in one career appearance vs. Buffalo.
- Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-1-1 with a 3.37 GAA and .854 SV% in two career appearances against the Sabres.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Jan. 23 vs. Buffalo
March 9 at Buffalo
