Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Expected goals, DAL–BUF
- 2.4–2.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 53.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 18–26
- DAL–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Stars beat the Sabres 4-0. Expected goals had it close, 2.4 to 2.8. The Stars scored four straight at one stage. Jake Oettinger made 26 saves and allowed nothing. Mikko Rantanen had four points, one goal and three assists.
- Jake OettingerShutout
Jake Oettinger made 26 saves and allowed nothing. The shots he faced were worth 2.8 goals to an average goalie. The Stars beat the Sabres 4-0.
- Mikko RantanenBig night
Mikko Rantanen had four points, one goal and three assists. He has 2 goals this season. He played 15:27 and had two shots on goal. The Stars beat the Sabres 4-0.
- Wyatt JohnstonBig night
Three points for Wyatt Johnston: three assists. He has 4 points in 4 games this season. He played 16:40 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-0 for the Stars.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
4 goals from 74 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Dallas Stars
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Harley D | 23:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| Esa Lindell D | 21:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| Miro Heiskanen D | 19:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Nils Lundkvist D | 18:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Lian Bichsel D | 17:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Tyler Myers D | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 16:40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Tyler Seguin C | 15:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Sam Steel C | 15:31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Mikko Rantanen R | 15:27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Jason Robertson L | 15:14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Arttu Hyry R | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Roope Hintz C | 14:57 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.84 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 14:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Oskar Bäck C | 14:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| Radek Faksa C | 13:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Jamie Benn L | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| Colin Blackwell C | 12:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 26:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 4 | 49 |
| Owen Power D | 25:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Tage Thompson C | 19:08 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Zach Benson L | 18:18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.56 | 2 | 0 | 70 |
| Jack Quinn R | 18:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Olen Zellweger D | 17:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 16:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Josh Doan R | 16:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 16:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 | 3 | 1 | 76 |
| Josh Norris C | 14:19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 13:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Zach Metsa D | 13:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Louis Crevier D | 13:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Justin Danforth R | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 11:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 9:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
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