Jake Oettinger stopped all 22 shots he faced, leading the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 shutout win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at American Airlines Center.
For the second straight game, Alex Lyon’s goaltending was a lone bright spot for a struggling Sabres team, which has now lost four straight and is slipping down the Atlantic Division standings.
The few offensive highlights came from Dallas. Jamie Benn opened the scoring late in the second period, recording his 1,000th career NHL point. The Stars captain tracked down a loose puck that had deflected off the post and flipped it into the net at 16:23 to make it 1-0.
The Sabres kept the game close but couldn’t solve Oettinger, despite having five power-play opportunities.
Dallas converted on one of its five power plays. Wyatt Johnston scored with 40 seconds remaining in the third period, tipping in a pass from Mikko Rantanen, with Roope Hintz also earning an assist, to seal the 2-0 win.
The Sabres’ next game is Tuesday night on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers.
