{"id":553904,"date":"2026-04-16T15:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553904\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:08:10","slug":"sabres-fall-to-stars-in-shootout-on-an-evening-of-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553904\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabres fall to Stars in shootout on an evening of celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apr 15, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff gives instruction before a overtime period against the Dallas Stars at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Buffalo lost on the night but that didn\u2019t dim any expectations<\/p>\n

Boxscore<\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0Buffalo Sabres 3-4 Dallas Stars SO
Shots:\u00a0BUF 24-28 DAL<\/p>\n

Buffalo Sabres Goals: Norris 13 (Benson, Power); Benson 13 SHG (Kozak); Tuch 33 (Pearson, Power)
Dallas Stars Goals:\u00a0Bourque 20 (Lindell, Lyubushkin); Lindell 6 PPG (Benn, Hryckowian); Hryckowian 14 (Unassisted); Johnston SO<\/p>\n

A scheduling conflict resulted in a delay in posting, so here\u2019s a place to talk about the game. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was a good effort,\u201d Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. \u201cStarted the game well. I thought overall we did a lot of good things in that game. Made a few mistakes that cost us goals, handed them a couple of goals. But we had a great opportunity late to win it and then a couple of opportunities in overtime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benson\u2019s assist on Norris\u2019 goal was his 100th career point. He\u2019s the fifth youngest player in Sabres history to reach the milestone after Pierre Turgeon, Phil Housley, Jack Eichel and Dave Andreychuk.<\/p>\n

The Sabres healthy scratches included captain Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, Jason Zucker, Mattias Samuelsson and Ryan McLeod. <\/p>\n

At The Horn<\/p>\n

In a game where the Sabres chose to rest their stars, a lot of the fringe players showed a compete level that will make the coaches happy that they are ready for the playoffs. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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