DAL @ BUF Gameday Thread
DAL @ BUF
Venue: KeyBank Center
Puck drop: Thu Oct 8, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
DAL
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3 · 2.3
- Power play 5/27 (18.5%)
- Last game W vs SJS (5–0)
BUF
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 3
- Power play 0/32 (0%)
- Last game W vs MIN (3–2)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-04-15 DAL 4 @ BUF 3 OT/SO
- 2025-12-31 BUF 4 @ DAL 1
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
DAL
- Mavrik Bourque 5 pts · 4 G · 8 SOG
- Jason Robertson 4 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
- Mikko Rantanen 3 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
- Jamie Benn 3 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
BUF
- Owen Power 8 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG
- Tage Thompson 6 pts · 4 G · 23 SOG
- Zach Benson 4 pts · 1 G · 11 SOG
- Rasmus Dahlin 4 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: DAL 3 · BUF 3.11 · Win odds: DAL 47% · BUF 53% · OT/SO chance: 17.6%
- 2-3 34.7%
- 3-3 32.8%
- 3-2 32.5%
Box Score
DAL 4
Final
BUF 0
2026-10-08
| Stat | DAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 0 |
| Shots | 18 | 26 |
| Power Play | 1/2 (50.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 6 | 4 |
| Faceoffs | 38 / 23 | 23 / 38 |
| Blocks | 17 | 8 |
| Saves | 26 | 14 |
| DAL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Steel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Harley | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BUF Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| No scorers. | |||