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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Dallas 4, Buffalo 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Kilian McNamara, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18532
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0112
Dallas 0134
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Dallas
  0:00 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Bowen Byram hits Roope Hintz. 0:14  
  0:17 Mathew Dumba hits Zach Benson.
  0:50 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:01 Giveaway by Matt Duchene.
  2:03 Justin Hryckowian hits Bowen Byram.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Sam Steel. 2:13  
Bowen Byram hits Justin Hryckowian. 2:16  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:08  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:10  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:13  
  3:15 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
  3:49 Wyatt Johnston shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:50 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:58 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:03  
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Nils Lundkvist. 4:15  
  4:16 Evgenii Dadonov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Logan Stankoven. 4:18  
Sam Lafferty hits Mathew Dumba. 5:10  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:19  
  5:31 Sam Steel hits Bowen Byram.
  6:01 Takeaway by Matt Duchene.
  6:11 Shot by Miro Heiskanen misses the net
  6:13 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  6:40 Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:49 Miro Heiskanen blocks shot from Owen Power.
Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net 6:56  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:01  
  7:02 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  7:11 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Evgenii Dadonov. 7:33  
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Thomas Harley. 8:45  
  9:00 Shot by Sam Steel misses the net
  10:09 Esa Lindell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:10 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 10:17  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 10:31  
  10:47 Thomas Harley blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  11:03 Roope Hintz hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich. 11:54  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:11  
Peyton Krebs hits Mavrik Bourque. 12:27  
  12:57 Esa Lindell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:01 Giveaway by Colin Blackwell.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:34  
  13:40 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  14:05 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 14:11  
  14:17 Shot by Matt Duchene misses the net
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Jason Robertson. 14:44  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Roope Hintz. 14:46  
Peyton Krebs hits Miro Heiskanen. 14:59  
  15:23 Roope Hintz shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:26 Giveaway by Roope Hintz.
Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net 16:05  
  16:07 Nils Lundkvist blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 16:59  
  17:11 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Connor Clifton penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Hryckowian. 17:12  
  17:12 Jamie Benn wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  17:32 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Miro Heiskanen. 17:34  
  17:47 Wyatt Johnston shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:51 Giveaway by Jamie Benn.
Owen Power blocks shot from Miro Heiskanen. 18:25  
  18:35 Shot by Roope Hintz misses the net
Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Esa Lindell. 19:06  
  19:30 Evgenii Dadonov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:32 Colin Blackwell wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  19:33 Shot by Thomas Harley misses the net
2
Buffalo   Dallas
  0:00 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  0:08 Colin Blackwell wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Jason Zucker hits Justin Hryckowian. 0:23  
Bowen Byram hits Justin Hryckowian. 0:34  
  0:40 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
  0:50 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:51 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 0:59  
  1:07 Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:11  
  1:14 Logan Stankoven wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  1:21 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:35 Roope Hintz shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:38 Mavrik Bourque wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Connor Clifton hits Oskar Back. 1:41  
Sam Lafferty hits Mavrik Bourque. 1:48  
Beck Malenstyn hits Nils Lundkvist. 2:09  
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 2:45  
  2:54 Justin Hryckowian hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  3:29 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:52 Shot by Wyatt Johnston misses the net
  3:55 Shot by Miro Heiskanen misses the net
  4:34 Jason Robertson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:36 Justin Hryckowian wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:04  
  5:07 Oskar Back wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Zach Benson hits Mathew Dumba. 5:11  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:29  
  5:32 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Jason Zucker hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 5:36  
  5:41 Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:54  
  6:30 Roope Hintz blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  6:44 Shot by Nils Lundkvist misses the net
  7:07 Giveaway by Justin Hryckowian.
  8:02 Giveaway by Mathew Dumba.
  8:10 Mavrik Bourque hits Connor Clifton.
  8:25 Shot by Ilya Lyubushkin misses the net
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Ilya Lyubushkin. 8:30  
  8:31 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 8:59  
  9:21 Wyatt Johnston blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
  9:49 Roope Hintz scores. Assisted by Jason Robertson and Thomas Harley.
  9:49 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Giveaway by Jason Zucker. 10:13  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:18  
Jason Zucker scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Bowen Byram. 10:20  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 10:20  
  10:28 Mathew Dumba blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Justin Hryckowian. 10:47  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 10:53  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:20  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Mavrik Bourque. 11:22  
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 11:45  
  11:52 Mavrik Bourque shoots misses the net
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. 11:58  
  12:30 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Miro Heiskanen. 12:43  
Owen Power blocks shot from Wyatt Johnston. 12:55  
  12:57 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Nils Lundkvist. 12:59  
  13:01 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  13:04 Shot by Evgenii Dadonov misses the net
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:35  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Colin Blackwell. 14:26  
  14:31 Sam Steel hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  14:59 Giveaway by Mathew Dumba.
Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net 15:09  
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Matt Duchene. 16:01  
Jason Zucker hits Nils Lundkvist. 16:12  
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 16:37  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Roope Hintz. 16:58  
  17:43 Oskar Back wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:02 Mathew Dumba shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:08 Shot by Mathew Dumba misses the net
  18:19 Giveaway by Oskar Back.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:15  
  19:29 Miro Heiskanen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
3
Buffalo   Dallas
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Colin Blackwell. 0:00  
  0:12 Giveaway by Sam Steel.
  0:30 Colin Blackwell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:32 Colin Blackwell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:42 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
  0:46 Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen.
  0:59 Shot by Jamie Benn misses the net
  1:33 Wyatt Johnston shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:01 Miro Heiskanen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:18 Jason Robertson shoots misses the net
  2:20 Shot by Nils Lundkvist misses the net
  2:29 Shot by Jason Robertson misses the net
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 2:33  
  2:35 Jason Robertson scores.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Mavrik Bourque. 2:35  
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Nils Lundkvist. 2:59  
  3:25 Mathew Dumba blocks shot from Jiri Kulich.
  3:29 Giveaway by Colin Blackwell.
Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Colin Blackwell. 3:41  
  3:50 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
  4:16 Shot by Matt Duchene misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jamie Benn. 4:24  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Matt Duchene. 4:28  
  4:31 Jason Robertson wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:55  
Beck Malenstyn scores. Assisted by Sam Lafferty and Ryan McLeod. 4:57  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Logan Stankoven. 4:57  
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 6:30  
  6:33 Colin Blackwell hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Jason Zucker blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 7:40  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 7:42  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:06  
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 8:20  
Beck Malenstyn wins the faceoff against Roope Hintz. 8:30  
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Jason Robertson. 8:39  
  8:58 Mavrik Bourque wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  9:22 Giveaway by Thomas Harley.
  9:37 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:39 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Connor Clifton hits Sam Steel. 9:53  
Connor Clifton hits Colin Blackwell. 9:57  
  10:22 Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen.
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 10:31  
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 10:36  
  10:53 Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Jamie Benn. 11:02  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 11:03  
  11:09 Thomas Harley shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:12 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  11:13 Shot by Miro Heiskanen misses the net
Sam Lafferty hits Miro Heiskanen. 11:19  
  11:32 Wyatt Johnston scores. Assisted by Thomas Harley.
  11:32 Roope Hintz wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Takeaway by Connor Clifton. 11:38  
  11:40 Mathew Dumba blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 11:44  
  12:20 Mavrik Bourque wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
  12:30 Logan Stankoven hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Mavrik Bourque. 12:45  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 12:52  
  13:15 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 13:17  
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 13:29  
  13:39 Matt Duchene blocks shot from Owen Power.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Roope Hintz. 13:41  
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 14:00  
  14:34 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  15:00 Shot by Matt Duchene misses the net
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 16:07  
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 16:31  
Connor Clifton hits Roope Hintz. 16:39  
Connor Clifton hits Evgenii Dadonov. 16:47  
  16:59 Giveaway by Evgenii Dadonov.
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 17:08  
Takeaway by Jason Zucker. 17:16  
  17:53 Shot by Wyatt Johnston misses the net
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Wyatt Johnston. 17:58  
  18:23 Esa Lindell scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jason Robertson and Casey DeSmith.
  18:23 Logan Stankoven wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 19:00  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 19:08  
  19:25 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:42  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:50  
  19:52 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.