NHL Game Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 12/31/2025

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Buffalo Sabres (20-14-4, 44 pts) at Dallas Stars (25-7-7, 57 pts)

Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Wednesday, December 31
Time: 8:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/MSG-B/Victory+

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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres picked up their ninth straight win on Monday night with a 4-2 win over the Blues. During their winning streak, they’re averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars dropped their second straight on Saturday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Blackhawks. They’re on a six-game point streak, averaging 4.7 goals per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:

Krebs-Thompson-Doan
Ostlund-Norris-Tuch
Benson-McLeod-Quinn
Greenway-Dunne-Malenstyn

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Power-Kesselring
Byram-Metsa

Luukkonen
Lyon

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines

Steel-Johnston-Rantanen
Robertson-Hintz-Bourque
Hryckowian-Duchene-Benn
Back-Faksa-Bastian

Lindell-Heiskanen
Harley-Lundkvist
Capobianco-Petrovic

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Players to Watch:

Buffalo Sabres

Tage Thompson had a goal and two assists between two games against the Stars last season.

Dallas Stars

Thomas Harley had a point in each game against Buffalo last season, finishing with a goal and two assists.

Injury Report:

Buffalo Sabres

D Conor Timmins – IR
F Jiri Kulich – IR
F Justin Danforth – IR
G Colten Ellis – IR
F Tyson Kozak – DTD

Dallas Stars

D Lian Bichsel – IR
F Tyler Seguin – IR
D Ilya Lyubushkin – DTD

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