DAL @ BUF Gameday Thread
DAL @ BUF
Venue: KeyBank Center
Puck drop: Wed Apr 15, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
DAL
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak W4
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.1 · 2.7
- Power play 7/28 (25%)
- Last game W vs TOR (6–5)
BUF
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak W4
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 3
- Power play 5/32 (15.6%)
- Last game W vs CHI (5–1)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-31 BUF 4 @ DAL 1
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
DAL
- Jason Robertson 7 pts · 5 G · 19 SOG
- Wyatt Johnston 6 pts · 4 G · 16 SOG
- Matt Duchene 6 pts · 0 G · 12 SOG
- Mavrik Bourque 5 pts · 3 G · 13 SOG
BUF
- Rasmus Dahlin 7 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Jason Zucker 6 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Josh Norris 6 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Alex Tuch 5 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: DAL 3.06 · BUF 3.24 · Win odds: DAL 46.3% · BUF 53.7% · OT/SO chance: 16.1%
- 2-3 34.5%
- 3-3 33.3%
- 3-4 32.2%
Box Score
DAL 4
Final
BUF 3
2026-04-15
| Stat | DAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Shots | 28 | 24 |
| Power Play | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 6 | 6 |
| Faceoffs | 24 / 28 | 28 / 24 |
| Blocks | 14 | 14 |
| Saves | 21 | 25 |
| DAL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Esa Lindell | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Benn | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BUF Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tanner Pearson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 1 | 1 |