The Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at the KeyBank Center. When these two teams faced off on January 23rd it was the Sabres that secured the 3-2 victory.
The Stars come into this game with a 34-17-13 record overall and they have gone 17-8-5 away from home. On Monday against the Calgary Flames, the Stars scored four goals but the defense gave up five goals. Jamie Benn finished with one goal and one assist. The Stars are averaging 3.13 goals while their defense is giving up 2.63 goals per game. The offense is ranked 12th in the league while the defense is ranked 4th. In this game the defense is going to need to be good. Jason Robertson has scored 38 goals and added 42 assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Sabres who sit with a 32-27-4 record overall and they have gone 13-17-2 at home. On Tuesday against the New York Islanders the Sabres gave up three goals, and the offense only managed two goals. This has been an offense has that has been good all season, but it wasn’t good enough on Tuesday. The Sabres are averaging 3.68 goals while their defense is giving up 3.54 goals per game. Tage Thompson has been the top player for the Sabres putting up 42 points and grabbing 41 rebounds.
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