Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Jake Oettinger has second straight shutout in the Stars' 4-0 victory over the Sabres
Oettinger has 18 career shutouts. He stopped 13 shots Monday night in a 5-0 home victory over San Jose.
Jason Robertson, Sam Steel and Roope Hintz also scored to help Dallas win its second in a row after two opening losses. Wyatt Johnston had three assists.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 14 shots for Buffalo. The Sabres had won the first two games of a five-game homestand.
Robertson scored at 9:03 of the first period and the Stars added three more in the second. Sam Steel connected on a snap shot at 9:36, Rantanen scored on a backhander with 6:03 left and Roope put in a snapper on a power play with 4:26 remaining.
Sabres: Host Utah on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesDAL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 9:03 | Jason Robertson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (2), Wyatt Johnston (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:36 | Sam Steel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Harley (1), Mikko Rantanen (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:57 | Mikko Rantanen Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Nils Lundkvist (1), Wyatt Johnston (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:34 | Roope Hintz Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (4), Mikko Rantanen (4) |
Statistics
 DAL |
 BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 22 | Hits | 23 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 18 | Shots | 26 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 38 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 62.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 37.7 |
| 22 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin, D | Out | Oct 16 |
| Alex Lyon, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Matt Grzelcyk, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
| Jason Zucker, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
| Conor Timmins, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Roope Hintz, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Oskar Back, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 16 |
| David Perron, LW | Out | Oct 16 |
| Matt Duchene, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Luke Krys, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
