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Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Saturday, November 14, 2026 · American Airlines Center

Buffalo SabresBuffaloSabresAway

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Dallas StarsDallasStarsHome

Prime Video · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video and MSG-B.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Sabres 0, Stars 1 so far; the last game finished DAL 4, BUF 0.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 2 of a road trip: Chicago, now Dallas.

  1. 42026-11-04: vs OTT
  2. 52026-11-05: no game
  3. 62026-11-06: vs CBJ
  4. 72026-11-07: no game
  5. 82026-11-08: vs VGK
  6. 92026-11-09: no game
  7. 102026-11-10: no game
  8. 112026-11-11: vs TBL
  9. 122026-11-12: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 132026-11-13: no game
  11. 142026-11-14: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~803 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,257 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

Another game at home.

  1. 42026-11-04: no game
  2. 52026-11-05: at CBJ
  3. 62026-11-06: no game
  4. 72026-11-07: vs SJS
  5. 82026-11-08: no game
  6. 92026-11-09: no game
  7. 102026-11-10: no game
  8. 112026-11-11: no game
  9. 122026-11-12: vs WPG
  10. 132026-11-13: no game
  11. 142026-11-14: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFDAL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)DAL 50.4s (6th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series