The Buffalo Sabres visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday, Nov. 14, with faceoff scheduled for 8 p.m. EST. MSG-B is listed for Buffalo’s broadcast, while Prime Video is listed for the Dallas market, according to the NHL’s official matchup information.
The early matchup snapshot features Tage Thompson leading Buffalo’s scoring and a Dallas offense with several productive forwards. The NHL information collected Wednesday, Nov. 11, listed Buffalo at 8-6-3 and Dallas at 10-5-2; those records and the statistics below precede Saturday’s game and may change before faceoff.
How to watch Sabres at Stars
- When: Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. EST
- Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas
- Buffalo broadcast: MSG-B
- Dallas-market broadcast: Prime Video
Fans can follow the matchup through the NHL’s gamecenter. The supplied official information does not confirm starting goalies or Saturday’s lineups.
Thompson leads Buffalo’s scoring picture
Thompson had 10 goals and nine assists for 19 points through 17 games in Wednesday’s NHL statistics. His 70 shots also led the Sabres in the supplied season table, and two of his goals came on the power play.
The NHL’s last-five-games comparison listed Thompson with nine points, including five goals. Zach Benson led Buffalo in assists over that span with six.
Jack Quinn provided another scoring threat with nine goals and seven assists for 16 points through 17 games. Benson had two goals and 13 assists for 15 points, while defenseman Owen Power had two goals and 12 assists for 14 points.
Dallas brings several scoring options
Dallas’ season table listed Rantanen with nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points through 17 games. Jason Robertson had nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points over the same number of appearances, including three power-play goals.
Wyatt Johnston had three goals and 13 assists for 16 points in 15 games. He led Dallas in the NHL’s last-five-games points comparison with eight, including seven assists. Robertson led the Stars’ goals comparison over that span with four.
Roope Hintz added seven goals and eight assists for 15 points through 17 games, giving Dallas another forward with at least seven goals in Wednesday’s snapshot.
Goaltending numbers ahead of Saturday
Jake Oettinger was listed at 9-3-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average, a .906 save percentage and three shutouts in 13 appearances for Dallas. Casey DeSmith had a 1-2-1 record, a 2.42 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in four appearances.
Buffalo’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen had a 5-3-3 record, a 3.27 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage in 11 appearances. Colten Ellis was 3-3-0 with a 3.09 goals-against average, an .884 save percentage and one shutout in seven appearances.
Those season figures describe the goalies’ work in the supplied Nov. 11 statistics; they do not establish who will start Saturday.
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