Recap
Rantanen and Johnston power Stars past Sabres
The Dallas Stars shut out the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. The Stars never trailed, taking a 1-0 lead in the first period and adding three more goals in the second. The Sabres outshot Dallas 26-18, but Jake Oettinger stopped all 26 shots he faced to earn the win.
Jason Robertson opened the scoring at 9:03 of the first, his 2nd goal of the season, with assists from Mikko Rantanen and Wyatt Johnston. Sam Steel scored at 9:36 of the second, his 1st of the season. Rantanen pushed the lead to 3-0 at 13:57, and Roope Hintz capped the scoring on the power play at 15:34 of the second.
Rantanen finished with 4 points on a goal and 3 assists, Johnston had 3 assists, and both joined Hintz as the game's three stars. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 14 saves on 18 shots for Buffalo. The Stars, now 2-2-0, have won 2 games in a row.
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