Dallas Stars roll past Buffalo Sabres in decisive win

That brings us to the end of a first period — Buffalo Sabres 1, Dallas Stars 2. Buffalo Sabres edged the shot clock 9-8, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Andre Burakovsky opened the scoring for Dallas Stars at 5:54, Jason Robertson extended the lead for Dallas Stars at 7:45, and Ridly Greig cut the deficit for Buffalo Sabres at 8:05.

Jake Oettinger was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Buffalo Sabres went 0-for-1.

Buffalo Sabres owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Buffalo Sabres 1, Dallas Stars 2. Dallas Stars edged the shot clock 14-10, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Jason Robertson extended the lead for Dallas Stars on the power play at 2:38, Jason Robertson extended the lead for Dallas Stars at 3:24, and Rasmus Dahlin cut the deficit for Buffalo Sabres on the power play at 7:05.

Igor Shesterkin was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Buffalo Sabres went 1-for-1 while Dallas Stars went 1-for-3.

The final five minutes were split evenly in chances.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Buffalo Sabres 0, Dallas Stars 2. Buffalo Sabres edged the shot clock 9-4, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Jason Robertson extended the lead for Dallas Stars at 7:13, then Mavrik Bourque extended the lead for Dallas Stars at 15:53.

Jake Oettinger was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Buffalo Sabres went 0-for-2.

Buffalo Sabres owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.