Where: HSBC Arena | Buffalo, New York
Date: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM Central Time
Stars TV/Radio: My27 | 1310 AM The Ticket
Sabres TV/Radio: MSG Buffalo | 550 AM WGR
National TV/Radio: No TV | XM 204, Sirius 208
Tonight's Officials: Referees - | Linesmen -



Last Game:
: 3/08 - Win 4-3 [SO] - At - RECAP - SCORESHEET
: 3/07 - Win 2-1 [OT] - At - RECAP - SCORESHEET

THE DALLAS STARS
Mascot: Stars
Colors: Green/Gold
Head Coach: Marc Crawford
Official Team Site: DallasStars.com
HF Board: HFBoard.com - Dallas Stars
Fan Site #1: TheStarsFans.com
Fan Site #2: Unofficial Boards
Record: 29-24-12 with 70 Points
Standings: Pacific Division-4th, Western Conference-10th, NHL-18th
Home Record: 18-8-5
Away Record: 11-16-7
Last 10 Games: 5-4-1 [1 Game Winning Streak]
Overtime Record: 2-4
Shootout Record: 5-8

Dallas Team Leaders
Points: Brad Richards - 71
Goals: James Neal & Loui Eriksson - 25
Assists: Brad Richards - 53
+/-: Mark Fistric - +13
Penalty Minutes: Krys Barch - 111
Shots: Brad Richards - 219
Powerplay Goals: Brad Richards - 8
Shorthanded Goals: Loui Eriksson - 2
Game Winning Goals: James Neal - 4

Dallas Goalies
Marty Turco | 20-17-9
GAA: 2.75
Save %: .912%
Shut Outs: 3

Kari Lehtonen | 0-1-0
GAA: 4.90
Save %: .840%
Shut Outs: 0

Alex Auld | 9-6-3
GAA: 3.00
Save %: .894%
Shut Outs: 0

THE BUFFALO SABRES
Mascot: Sabres
Colors: Navy/Yellow
Head Coach: Lindy Ruff
Official Team Site: BuffaloSabres.com
HF Board: HFBoard.com - Buffalo Sabres
Fan Site #1: SabresFans.com
Record: 35-20-9 with 79 Points
Standings: Northeast Division-1st, Eastern Conference-3rd, NHL-10th
Home Record: 20-8-6
Away Record: 15-12-3
Last 10 Games: 3-5-2 [2 Game Winning Streak]
Overtime Record: 6-3
Shootout Record: 3-6

Buffalo Team Leaders
Points: Tim Connolly - 57
Goals: Thomas Vanek & Raffi Torres - 19
Assists: Tim Connolly - 42
+/-: Tim Connolly & Jason Pominville - +9
Penalty Minutes: Craig Rivet & Patrick Kaleta - 73
Shots: Jason Pominville - 193
Powerplay Goals: Thomas Vanek - 8
Shorthanded Goals: Patrick Kaleta - 2
Game Winning Goals: Tim Connolly & Derek Roy - 5

Buffalo Goalies
Ryan Miller | 32-15-7
GAA: 2.13
Save %: .932%
Shut Outs: 5

Patrick Lalime | 3-4-2
GAA: 3.20
Save %: .895%
Shut Outs: 0

Jhonas Enroth | 0-1-0
GAA: 4.14
Save &: .892
Shut Outs: 0

THE JERE LEHTINEN INJURY REPORT
Dallas - 2 Players Injured
Tom Wandell - IR - Torn ACL
Brian Sutherby - IR - Shoulder
Total Man Games Lost: 141

Buffalo - 1 Player Injured
Paul Gaustad - Day-To-Day - Upper Body
Total Man Games Lost: 90

LAST GAME RECAP
Opponent: Dallas at Washington
Result: Win 4-3 [Shootout]
Article #1 - Dallas Morning News - "Turco leads Stars in shootout win over NHL-leading Caps, 4-3."
Article #2 - Washington Times - "Stars rally, snap Caps home streak."
Goal Scorers:
1st - Washington (0-1) - 2:51 - Poti (Steckel | Bradley)
2nd - Washington (0-2) - 14:37 - Ovechkin (Semin | Backstrom) [PP]
3rd - Dallas (1-2) - 1:33 - Richards (Niskanen | Ribeiro) [PP]
3rd - Dallas (2-2) - 4:46 - Daley (Richards | Eriksson) [PP]
3rd - Dallas (3-2) - 7:53 - Neal (Lehtinen | Robidas)
3rd - Washington (3-3) - 16:44 - Ovechkin (Backstrom | Green)
SO - Dallas (4-3) - 5th Round - Loui Eriksson
Shots
Dallas: 1st - 5 | 2nd - 11 | 3rd - 10 | OT - 0 | Total - 26
Washington: 1st - 19 | 2nd - 23 | 3rd - 7 | OT - 3 | Total - 52
Stats
Powerplays: Dallas - 2 For 2 | Washington - 1 For 3
Faceoffs: Dallas - 31 For 69 | Washington - 38 For 69
Hits: Dallas - 20 | Washington - 21
Takeaways: Dallas - 9 | Washington - 9
Giveaways: Dallas - 8 | Washington - 15
Blocked Shots: Dallas - 27 | Washington - 23
Missed Shots: Dallas - 14 | Washington - 17
Time on Ice: Dallas - Robidas [25:57] | Washington - Green [28:17]
Goalies
Dallas: Turco - 65:00 - 49 Saves - 52 Shots [W]
Washington: Varlamov - 65:00 - 23 Saves - 26 Shots [L]
Three Stars Of The Game
#1. Marty Turco - Dallas | 49 Saves, 3 GAA
#2. Alexander Ovechkin - Washington | 2 Goals
#3. Brad Richards - Dallas | Goal, Assist
Officials
Referees: Tom Kowal | Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Jean Morin | Brian Murphy

TEAM STATS:
Goals: Dallas-179 Buffalo-171
Goals Per Game: Dallas-2.8 Buffalo-2.7
Goals Allowed: Dallas-198 Buffalo-155
Goals Allowed Per Game: Dallas-3.1 Buffalo-2.4
Shots Per Game: Dallas-31.0 Buffalo-31.4
Shots Allowed Per Game: Dallas-30.9 Buffalo-31.7
Powerplay: Dallas-18.3% Buffalo-16.9%
Penalty Kill: Dallas-76.9% Buffalo-86.0%



ALL TIME SERIES: Buffalo [48-56-18]
Regular Season: 40-51-18 | Home: 27-22-7 | Away: 13-29-11
Playoffs: 8-5 | Home: 3-3 | Away: 5-2
In Dallas: 13-11-2 | Home: 9-4-1 | Away: 4-7-1
Shoot Out: 0-0 | Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-1
Last Game In Series: 1/15/09 | vs Buffalo | Loss 5-4 [SO] - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD

2009-2010 MEETINGS-
3/10 - Dallas @ Buffalo

THIS SEASON vs the Sabres
Powerplay: 0 For 0
Penalty Kill: 0 For 0
Goals: Tied 0-0-0
Goalies - Dallas: 0-0-0 Buffalo: 0-0-0
[DAL] - Turco () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against
[BUF] - Miller () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against

PACIFIC DIVISION GAMES
Dallas Stars At Buffalo (6:00 PM CT)
Anaheim Ducks Vs OFF
Los Angeles Kings At Chicago (7:30 PM CT)
Phoenix Coyotes Vs OFF
San Jose Sharks Vs OFF

WESTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
Vancouver Canucks At Phoenix (9:00 PM CT)





MARCH GAMES
Wednesday 10th - @ Buffalo - 6:00 PM - My27
Friday 12th - vs Los Angeles* - 7:30 PM - Fox Sports Southwest
Sunday 14th - vs Colorado - 2:00 PM - NBC released this game. Now being looked at for local TV.
Tuesday 16th - vs San Jose* - 7:30 PM - Fox Sports Southwest
Thursday 18th - vs Philadelphia - 7:30 PM - Fox Sports Southwest
Saturday 20th - vs Ottawa - 1:00 PM - Fox Sports Southwest
Sunday 21st - Phoenix* - 6:00 PM - Fox Sports Southwest
Tuesday 23rd - @ Nashville - 7:00 PM - My27
Thursday 25th - @ San Jose* - 9:30 PM - Fox Sports Southwest/NHL Network
Saturday 27th - @ Los Angeles* - 9:30 PM - Fox Sports Southwest
Monday 29th - @ Anaheim* - 9:00 PM - Fox Sports Southwest/NHL Network (Canada)
Wednesday 31st - vs San Jose* - 7:30 PM - My27

MARCH RESULTS
Tuesday 2nd - vs Los Angeles* - Loss 5-1 - RECAP - SCORESHEET - GAME STATS
Thursday 4th - vs St. Louis - Loss 6-1 - RECAP - SCORESHEET - GAME STATS
Saturday 6th - @ Pittsburgh - Loss 6-3 - RECAP - SCORESHEET - GAME STATS
Monday - 8th - @ Washington - Win 4-3 [Shootout] - RECAP - SCORESHEET - GAME STATS

• Tonight's game againist the Los Angeles Kings marks the 1,265th regular season game for the Stars since moving to the Lone Star State. Dallas is 660-416-125-62 (Wins-Losses-Ties-OT/SO Losses) in the previous 1,264 games.
• Coming Soon.
• The Stars have a 18-4-1 record this season when they win the second period, and are 3-16-6 in games in which they lose the middle frame. The team that has won the second period is 40-6-3 overall this season.
• Dallas is 17-0-4 when scoring atleast four goals, and 6-0-0 when allowing one goal. The Stars also are 29-6-6 record when allowing three goals or less.
• The Stars will play a total of 12 back-to-back series in 2009-10. The Stars are 7-6-4 in games included in back-to-backs during the 09-10 season. The Stars are 4-4-1 in the first game while 3-2-3 in the second.
• The Dallas Stars is 5-8 in shootouts this season. Dallas defeated San Jose in San Jose (1-0), San Jose in San Jose (2-1), Detroit in Dallas (1-0), Calgary in Dallas (1-0), and Washington in Washington (2-1). The Stars lost to Nashville in Dallas (2-1), Edmonton in Edmonton (1-0), Vancouver in Vancouver (2-0), Florida in Dallas (1-0), St. Louis in Dallas (2-0), Edmonton in Dallas (2-1), Los Angeles in Los Angeles (1-0), and Chicago in Chicago (1-0). Dallas now is 36-22 all time during the shoot outs. To see full stats of the shoot out, CLICK HERE
• RECORDS
  Leading After 1st Period: 10-2-4
  Leading After 2nd Period: 17-1-2
  When scoring a powerplay goal: 20-8-8
  When not scoring a powerplay goal: 9-16-4
  When allowing a powerplay goal: 12-14-7
  When not allowing a powerplay goal: 17-10-5
  Day Games (before 5 pm): 2-2-1
  Night Games: 27-22-11

• Modano's 1,451 games played rank 18th all-time in the NHL. He trails 17th place by 6 games.
• Modano's 556 goals rank 23rd all-time in the NHL. He trails 22nd place by 4 goals.
• Modano's 797 assists rank 28th all-time in the NHL. He trails 27th by 15 assists.
• Modano's 1,353 points rank 25th all-time in the NHL. He trails 24th by 2 points.
• Modano's 92 game winning goals rank 10th all-time in the NHL. He trails 9th by 1 game winner.

• Coming Soon.

THE ZUBIE SHOOTOUT REPORT
Record: 5-8
Home: 2-4
Away: 3-4
Goals: 10-14
Shooters
James Neal: 0 For 10
Mike Ribeiro: 1 For 10
Brad Richards: 3 For 12
Mike Modano: 0 For 4
Loui Eriksson: 3 For 7 [2 GWs]
Jamie Benn: 0 For 3
Stephane Robidas: 1 For 4 [1 GW]
Brenden Morrow: 0 For 2
Jere Lehtinen: 0 For 1
Tom Wandell: 0 For 1
Matt Niskanen: 1 For 3 [1 GW]
Steve Ott: 1 For 1 [1 GW]
Team: 10 For 53 | 10 Goals
Goaltenders
Turco: 3-7 | 33 Saves - 46 Shots | 13 Goals Against
Auld: 2-1 | 10 Saves - 11 Shots | 1 Goals Against
Team: 5-8 | 43 Saves - 57 Shots | 14 Goals Against

You need an animated GIF of Benn's fight somewhere in there.

Stars 1
Sabres 5

Dallas last won in Buffalo...on June 19th...1999 (4 games since).

I hope we win the season series.

Turco in net. I'd assume Miller was playing for the Sabres as well.

Stafford out for Buffalo.

Time for another one of slightly less significance tonight.

Buffalo gal won't you come out tonight? Come out tonight? Come out tonight?

B Kat quoting Dead Weather. POW.

After a promising game in Washington DC, we're set up for disaster here.

You're probably right, and I was asking for Lehtonen to start. But I have my usual blind optimism that the Stars will win tonight.

I'd like to see a Dallas Stars "Last Supper" Photoshop.

They score. Bounces galore. Myers shot it. Went off Daley after Turco hit. 55 seconds in, 1-0 Sabres.

THEY SCOREEEEEE!!!

TREVOR DALEY! or Toby Petersen!

Might have been tipped infront! 1-1 in Buffalo.

They score. Mancari. Right after the PP for the Sabres ended. 2-1 Buffalo.

Semi-disaster so far.

A softie and a five-hole goal against so far.

Should've started Lehtonen.

Buffalo scores again.

But it's waived off for interference.

A No-Goal in Buffalo.

Lookie there - a nice goal from Steve Ott!

THEY SCOREEEEEE!!!

STEVE OTT SCORES!

Richards forces a turnover. Eriksson drove to the net. Ott gets his 12th of the year. 2-2 game.

NOTE: Although Eriksson was a big part of the goal, that does not count towards his goal total for shirtless Frugal purposes.

I liked the response by Robidas to the idiot leaping into him.

THEY SCOREEEEEE!!!

JAMIE BENN SCORES!

Wow. Just a easy wrister. Miller looks bad. 3-2 Stars.

In fact, since assists are for wussies and little girls, I count them against his total.

Razor refers to that as the "patented Jamie Benn wrist shot".

Tyler Myers scores right back. 3-3 game. His 2nd of the night? Might be Pominville's

Wow...