National Hockey League
MATCHUP
Buffalo at Dallas
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | On Days Rest | vs Scoring | vs Situation
Teams: Buffalo Sabres | Dallas Stars
Summary
8:00 PM ET W/L ATS Money H A O/U
Buffalo 14-19-3-1 18-19 -681 7-10-2-1 7-9-1-0 20-12
Dallas 21-13-1-0 15-20 -156 13-5-1-0 8-8-0-0 11-20
Live Odds | All Odds
Home Away O/U
Opening line -239 195 5.5 -144
FanDuel -205 168 6.5 116
Westgate OFF OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF OFF
Best home line Best road line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Buffalo:
  • Over is 6-1-1 in BUF last 8 overall.
  • BUF are 2-9 in their last 11 games as an underdog.
  • BUF are 3-13 in their last 16 overall.
Dallas:
  • Under is 35-14-4 in DAL last 53 games as a favorite.
  • DAL are 13-6 in their last 19 home games.
  • Under is 39-19-5 in DAL last 63 overall.
Head to Head:
  • BUF are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings in Dallas.
  • Under is 6-2-3 in the last 11 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Buffalo Off vs  Dallas Def
3.05 GF
2.54 GA
27.3 Shots
26.4 Shots
17 PP
15 PK
Dallas Off vs  Buffalo Def
3.17 GF
3.32 GA
31 Shots
28.9 Shots
18 PP
26 PK
Goaltenders
Buffalo Shots Saves Save % W/L
Devon Levi 225 197 0.876 2-6-0-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 713 640 0.898 11-11-3-0
James Reimer 122 110 0.902 1-2-0-1
Dallas Shots Saves Save % W/L
Casey DeSmith 234 213 0.910 4-4-0-0
Jake Oettinger 685 623 0.909 17-9-1-0
Overall Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
DAL		 27.3
31.0		 3.1
3.2		 11.2
10.2		 16.0
15.4
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
DAL		 28.9
26.4		 3.32
2.54		 0.885
0.904		 78.0
84.7
Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
DAL		 24.5
32.3		 2.88
3.26		 11.8
10.1		 17.4
9.8
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
DAL		 29.8
26.1		 3.12
2.26		 0.895
0.913		 75.8
91.5
Last 5 | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
DAL		 24.6
34.8		 4.20
2.80		 17.1
8.0		 33.3
4.2
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
DAL		 26
23.6		 2.80
2.80		 0.892
0.881		 83.3
90.9
ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
BUF
DAL		 18-19
15-20		 10-10
11-8		 8-9
4-12
ATS on Days Rest | In Depth
  0 Days 1 Day 2 Days 3+ Days
BUF
DAL		 2-5
1-2		 8-8
11-12		 3-3
2-2		 5-3
1-4
Over/Under Records
  Total Home Away
BUF
DAL		 20-12
11-20		 12-6
6-12		 8-6
5-8

More Records:
 vs Scoring | vs Situation

More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW Ques Tues - Illness - 12/29/24 Aube-Kubel is ailing from illness, and it has yet to be determined if he will be active against the Stars on Tuesday.
Jordan Greenway LW Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 12/20/24 Greenway is placed on the injured reserve list with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Dallas Stars
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Mason Marchment LW Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 12/29/24 Marchment exited the contest with an upper body injury, and he will miss an extended period.
Mathew Dumba D Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 12/18/24 Dumba is battling a upper body injury, and he will miss an extended period.
Tyler Seguin C Early May - Hip - 12/4/24 Seguin has been placed on the injured reserve list due hip surgery, and is expected to miss the next four-to-six months.
Recent Meetings
Date Home/Away Line ATS
10/22/24 BUF 4 - DAL 2 1.5, -190/6 BUF/P
4/9/24 DAL 3 - BUF 2 -1.5, 121/6 BUF/U
2/6/24 BUF 1 - DAL 2 1.5, -176/6.5 BUF/U
3/9/23 BUF 4 - DAL 10 1.5, -168/6.5 DAL/O
1/23/23 DAL 2 - BUF 3 (OT) -1.5, 129/6.5 BUF/U
2/27/22 DAL 4 - BUF 2 -1.5, -109/6 DAL/P
1/20/22 BUF 4 - DAL 5 1.5, -140/5.5 BUF/O
1/16/20 DAL 1 - BUF 4 -1.5, 134/5 BUF/P
10/14/19 BUF 4 - DAL 0 1.5, -271/5.5 BUF/U
3/12/19 BUF 0 - DAL 2 1.5, -230/5.5 DAL/U
Buffalo Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
12/31/24 @ DAL W 4-2 1.5,-190/6 W/P BUF 10/22/24
1/2/25 @ COL L 4-5 1.5,-191/6 W/O BUF 12/3/24
1/4/25 @ VEG W 7-2 1.5,-257/6 W/O BUF 3/2/24
1/6/25 WAS L 2-4 1.5,-156/6 L/P WAS 12/14/24
1/9/25 @ OTT W 5-1 1.5,-243/6 W/P BUF 11/5/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
12/29/24 @ STL W 4-2 1.5,-244/5.5 W/O 16 37 2/3 0/4
12/27/24 CHI W 6-2 -1.5,155/6 W/O 35 17 0/1 0/1
12/23/24 @ NYI W 7-1 1.5,-181/6 W/O 25 28 1/3 0/1
12/21/24 @ BOS L 1-3 1.5,-158/6 L/U 20 19 1/3 1/3
12/20/24 TOR L 3-6 1.5,-183/6.5 L/O 27 29 0/2 1/3
12/17/24 @ MON L 1-6 -1.5,199/6 L/O 21 27 0/5 3/6
12/15/24 @ TOR L 3-5 1.5,-157/6 L/O 27 41 1/2 1/4
12/14/24 @ WAS L 2-4 1.5,-156/6 L/P 21 31 0/2 2/3
12/11/24 NYR L 2-3 1.5,-197/6 W/U 31 28 0/2 1/4
12/9/24 DET L 5-6 (SO) -1.5,182/6.5 L/O 21 31 0/2 0/3
Dallas Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
1/9/25 @ PHI L 1-5 -1.5,190/5.5 L/O PHI 1/18/24
1/7/25 @ NYR L 1-3 -1.5,150/6 L/U DAL 12/20/24
1/4/25 UTAH W 3-2 -1.5,142/6 L/U UTAH 12/23/24
1/2/25 OTT L 1-4 -1.5,149/6.5 L/U OTT 2/22/24
12/31/24 BUF L 2-4 -1.5,169/6 L/P BUF 10/22/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
12/29/24 @ CHI W 5-1 -1.5,-103/6 W/P 35 25 1/7 1/4
12/27/24 MIN L 2-3 (OT) -1.5,132/5.5 L/U 29 18 0/3 0/1
12/23/24 @ UTAH W 3-2 -1.5,142/6 L/U 29 26 0/3 0/2
12/20/24 NYR L 1-3 -1.5,150/6 L/U 42 30 0/7 0/3
12/18/24 TOR L 3-5 -1.5,177/5.5 L/O 39 19 0/4 0/1
12/16/24 WAS W 3-1 -1.5,155/6 W/U 24 26 1/2 0/4
12/14/24 STL W 2-1 (OT) -1.5,117/6 L/U 37 16 1/4 0/2
12/12/24 NAS L 1-4 -1.5,138/6 L/U 36 26 0/1 0/1
12/8/24 CAL W 6-2 -1.5,123/6 W/O 28 31 0/4 0/3
12/6/24 @ VEG L 2-3 -1.5,189/6 L/U 40 28 0/2 2/6
Abbreviations Legend