Sabres 4, Stars 1 — Dec 31, 2025 Recap

Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars 4-1 on Dec 31, 2025.

Game FAQ — score, spread, and total

Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars on Dec 31, 2025?

Buffalo Sabres won 4-1 on Dec 31, 2025.

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NHLWED, DEC 31, 20257:00 PM CT
Spread
Sabres covered
Stars -1.5
Total
Under
5 / 6.5
Moneyline
Sabres
+126
Loading probability
DAL
Rest advantage
+2 days off
BUF
Won 9 straight
Sabres on heater
BUF
Covered 4 straight
Sabres covering against the spread
Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.7A24mTOI
vs Stars0PTS1g
Mattias Samuelsson
0.5PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.3A22mTOI
vs Stars0PTS1g
Bowen Byram
0.5PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A22mTOI
vs Stars1PTS2g
Owen Power
0.4PTSL5 0.8
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Stars1.5PTS2g
Tage Thompson
1PTS
0.5G0.5A19mTOI
vs Stars3PTS1g
Goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
.906SV%2.61GAA
L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA
Stars
Miro Heiskanen
0.8PTSL5 1
0.1G0.7A25mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS1g
Esa Lindell
0.4PTSL5 0.2
0.1G0.3A23mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS2g
Thomas Harley
0.5PTSL5 0
0.1G0.4A23mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS2g
Jason Robertson
1.2PTSL5 1.4
0.6G0.6A20mTOI
vs Sabres0.5PTS2g
Mikko Rantanen
1.2PTSL5 1.4
0.3G0.9A20mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS2g
Goalie
Jake Oettinger
.899SV%2.63GAA
GPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
Sabres
3.2
3.2
0.0
Stars
3.6
2.7
+0.9
Edge
Stars +0.4
Stars +0.5
Stars +0.9
Last 10 · Trend
Sabres
3.6avg
Stars
3.7avg
Straight-Up
SabresW9
9-190%
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Stars
6-460%
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
Against the Spread
Sabres4 cover
7-370%
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
Stars
4-640%
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Sabres
Overall
53%20-18
50%19-19
45%17-21
Stars
Overall
64%25-14
41%16-23
49%19-20
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Sabres
On Road
42%8-11
42%8-11
53%10-9
Stars
At Home
63%12-7
32%6-13
42%8-11
Mikko Rantanen
Mikko RantanenDallas Stars
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 1.5
0
Miro Heiskanen
Miro HeiskanenDallas Stars
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
1
Jason Robertson
Jason RobertsonDallas Stars
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 3.5
8
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 1.5
1
Wyatt Johnston
Wyatt JohnstonDallas Stars
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
5
PointsO 0.5
0
Roope Hintz
Roope HintzDallas Stars
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Tage Thompson
Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
7
GoalsO 0.5
2
PointsO 0.5
3
Thomas Harley
Thomas HarleyDallas Stars
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Josh Norris
Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Matt Duchene
Matt DucheneDallas Stars
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Alex Tuch
Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
GoalsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Josh Doan
Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres
5 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
PointsO 0.5
2
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Esa Lindell
Esa LindellDallas Stars
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Jack Quinn
Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
PointsO 0.5
0
Jamie Benn
Jamie BennDallas Stars
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0
PointsO 0.5
0
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
PointsO 0.5
2
Owen Power
Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0
PointsO 0.5
1
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
2
Casey DeSmith
Casey DeSmithDallas Stars
1 prop
SavesO 23.5
27
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
SavesO 23.5
28