BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: Owen Power #25 of the Buffalo Sabres skates the puck against Miro Heiskanen #4 of the Dallas Stars in the second period of an NHL game at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: Tyler Myers #57 of the Dallas Stars defends against Josh Norris #9 of the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of an NHL game at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: Justin Hryckowian #49 of the Dallas Stars defends against Jack Quinn #22 of the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: Jiri Kulich #20 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against Sam Steel #18 of the Dallas Stars during the first period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: Mattias Samuelsson #23 of the Buffalo Sabres controls the puck as teammate Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen #1 bumps out Sam Steel #18 of the Dallas Stars during the first period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: (L-R) Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Dallas Stars reacts to a goal scored by Jason Robertson #21 during the first period of the NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen #1 and Konsta Helenius #94 of the Buffalo Sabres defend against Radek Faksa #12 of the Dallas Stars during the first period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8: Jason Robertson #21 of the Dallas Stars (R) celebrates his goal with Thomas Harley #55 of the Dallas Stars during the first period of the NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on October 8, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)