NHL Prop Bets: Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars (October 8, 2026)
The Dallas Stars (1-2-0) face the Buffalo Sabres (2-1-0) at KeyBank Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Sabres opened as favorites, but the Stars have since moved into favoritism at -115 to win and +220 to cover the -1.5 puck line. The Sabres are -270 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Stars have a 35-56 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres hold a record of 54-44 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +110 and UNDER at -130.
- The Stars have a 45-44-2 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 45 games have gone over the total points line, 44 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Sabres have a 45-47-6 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Stars have scored 3.28 goals per game since the beginning of last season (10th in the league). Comparatively, the Sabres have averaged 3.45 over the same span (6th).
- Defensively, the Stars have allowed just 2.68 goals per game since the beginning of last season (2nd in the league), while the Sabres have given up an average of 2.95 goals over that span (10th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Dallas is averaging 25.4 shots per game since the beginning of last season (28th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Buffalo is allowing its opposition 28.7 shots per game (22nd).
- Flipping that script, the Stars have allowed 26.0 shots per game (5th in the NHL), while the Sabres are averaging 28.1 shots (T13th).
Power Play
- Dallas holds a power play percentage of 27.7%, ranking 2nd in the league since the beginning of last season, while Buffalo sits 23rd with 18.8% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Stars have a penalty kill rate of 80.2% (ranked 16th), compared to the Sabres at 81.3% (8th).
P1 Result
Dallas is +180 to win the first period, while Buffalo is +180.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 31-26-34 | 16-13-17 | 15-13-17 | |
| Buffalo | 33-33-32 | 20-16-14 | 13-17-18 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.
- The Stars have played in 26 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres have appeared in 20.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Stars have played in 10 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres have appeared in 6.
Last Time They Met
Dallas recorded a 4-3 overtime victory over Buffalo at KeyBank Center when these teams last met on April 15, 2026. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Zach Benson did all he could for his team, recording 1 goal and 1 assist.
