Preview: Stars @ Sabres

Continuing what has been a very busy October docket since opening night, Pete DeBoer's Dallas Stars (5-1-0) are in New York State on Tuesday to take on former Stars' coach Lindy Ruff's Buffalo Sabres (2-4-1) Game time at KeyBank Center is 6:00 p.m. CDT.

After sustaining their first loss of the regular season on the road against the Washington Capitals, the Stars bounced back with a 4-1 home win on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers.

A 30-save performance by Jake Oettinger and two goals (power play and even strength) from Matt Duchene paced the Stars. Additionally, first-line center Roope Hintz notched had a goal and two assists, while linemate Jason Robertson posted a goal (ENG) and an assist.


The Stars had an off-day on Sunday and then held practice on Monday to prepare for this game against the Sabres. Line combinations at practice were as follows.

If I were to posit practice lines based on sweater colors, it looks like:

Robertson-Hintz-Stankoven
Marchment-Duchene-Seguin
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Blackwell-Steel-Bourque
Bäck

All seven defensemen skating.

We'll ask about Steel, Seguin, and Dumba after practice.

— Robert Tiffin (@RobertTiffin) October 21, 2024

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