The Dallas Stars (49-20-9) will attempt to continue a four-game home win streak when they face the Buffalo Sabres (37-36-5) on Tuesday, April 9 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG-B, and BSSWX.
Stars vs. Sabres Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Stars vs. Sabres for free with a trial to Fubo!
Stars and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Stars Insights
- The Stars score the second-most goals in the league (287 total, 3.7 per game).
- The Stars have given up 225 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking 10th in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- They have a league-leading goal differential at +62.
- The 57 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season (on 230 power-play chances) are the eighth-most in the NHL.
- The Stars have the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate (24.78%).
- The Stars have scored 12 shorthanded goals this season.
- The Stars kill 81.3% of opponent power plays, the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Stars win the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.9%.
- The Stars have an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks third in the league.
- The Stars have shut out opponents four times this season. They average 15.3 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Stars Key Players
- Jason Robertson is one of Dallas’ leading contributors this season with 77 points. He has averaged 0.3 goals per game, shooting 11.9%.
- Joe Pavelski has 26 goals and 39 assists for Dallas to compile 65 total points (0.8 per game).
- Through 78 games, Wyatt Johnston has proven himself as another option for Dallas. He has 64 points (31 goals and 33 assists).
- Jake Oettinger (32-13-4) has a 2.8 goals against average and a save percentage of .903 for Dallas.
Stars Injuries
Evgenii Dadonov: Lower Body (Out), Jani Hakanpaa: Lower Body (Out)
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres’ 232 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank them 20th in the league.
- The Sabres’ total of 233 goals conceded (3.0 per game) is 13th in the NHL.
- They have the 17th-ranked goal differential in the league at -1.
- With 36 power-play goals (on 215 chances), the Sabres are 29th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have the NHL’s 28th-ranked power-play percentage (16.74).
- The Sabres have six shorthanded goals (16th in league).
- At 79.24, the Sabres have the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Sabres win 45.3% of faceoffs, 32nd-ranked in the NHL.
- The 9.5% shooting percentage of the Sabres is 25th in the league.
- The Sabres have held their opponents scoreless five times.
Sabres Key Players
- Rasmus Dahlin’s 19 goals and 38 assists in 77 games for Buffalo add up to 57 total points on the season.
- Alex Tuch has posted 57 total points (0.8 per game) this campaign. He has 20 goals and 37 assists.
- Tage Thompson has 55 points so far, including 29 goals and 26 assists.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has a .910 save percentage (20th in the league), with 1256 total saves, allowing 124 goals (2.6 goals against average). He has put together a 26-21-3 record this season.
Sabres Injuries
Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Out For Season), Jacob Bryson: Upper Body (Questionable)