Oettinger Perfect as Stars Blank Sabres 2-0
Jake Oettinger turned away every shot Buffalo threw at him, and that is why Dallas walked away with a 2-0 win. The Stars had the better of the night, but not by much. Buffalo got real looks, and Oettinger erased all of them.
He made 23 saves on 23 shots, including all 6 high-danger chances. His 2.62 goals saved above expected (how many more goals an average goalie would have allowed on the same shots) means he took away nearly three goals' worth of Sabres chances.
Dallas created slightly more. The Stars' chances were worth 3.41 expected goals to Buffalo's 2.62. Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston did the scoring, and Justin Hryckowian hit the post once.
Jack Quinn fired 5 shots for Buffalo and came up empty. At the other end, Alex Lyon made 28 saves on 30 shots, stopping 9 of 11 high-danger chances, to keep the Sabres in it. Dallas did enough. Oettinger finished it.
