Buffalo Sabres vs. Dallas Stars, Picks and Prediction, Wednesday, December 31, 2025

By: Bosun Akinpelu Published 12/31/2025, 07:30 AM ET
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Buffalo (20-14-4) will be trying to pick up their seventh consecutive road win when they visit American Airlines Center on Wednesday night to face Dallas (25-7-7) at 8 PM. ET. Read on to find out which team picks up the win in this Sabres vs. Stars prediction. Nobody does it better when it comes to NHL picks!

The Sabres are coming off a 4-2 win over St. Louis. The Stars are coming off a 4-3 loss to Chicago.

Dallas is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games against Buffalo.

Sabres Going For 10th Consecutive Win

The Sabres have been on a roll over the past couple of weeks and come into this game on a nine-game winning streak. They will try to keep the momentum going and pick up their 10th straight win when they play on Wednesday.

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Buffalo averages 3.08 goals per game. They scored four goals on 34 shots in their last game.

Tage Thompson has 34 points from 18 goals and 14 assists. Alex Tuch has 31 points from 12 goals and 19 assists, while Rasmus Dahlin has 28 points from four goals and 24 assists.

Buffalo is giving up 3.16 goals per game, which is 17th in the league. They’ve killed 84.8 percent of their penalties, which is third.

Alex Lyon saved 16 of the 18 shots that he faced. He is 10-6-3 with a 2.82 GAA and a .906 save percentage.

Injuries: Tyson Kozak (Upper Body) is questionable for this game.

Stars Trying To Snap Two-Game Losing Streak

The Stars followed up their four-game winning streak with two straight losses. They will try to snap their losing streak and pick up their fifth win in their last seven games when they play on Wednesday.

Dallas averages 3.49 goals per game. They scored three goals on 31 shots in their last game.

Mikko Rantanen has 54 points from 15 goals and 39 assists. Jason Robertson has 45 goals from 23 goals and 22 assists, while Wyatt Johnson has 45 points from 20 goals and 25 assists.

Dallas is giving up 2.62 goals per game, which is fourth in the league. They’ve killed 82.9 percent of their penalties, which is seventh.

Jake Oettinger saved 30 of the 33 shots that he faced. He is 16-6-3 with a 2.51 GAA and a .910 save percentage.

Injuries: Ilya Lyubushkin (Illness) and Nils Lundkvist (Upper Body) are questionable for this game.

Sabres vs. Stars Picks

Money Line Pick for Sabres vs. Stars

  • Buffalo Sabres ML (4 Units)

The Sabres have won six straight road games, while the Stars split their last four home games. Buffalo has the edge here because they’re playing well offensively, and scored 10 goals in their last three road games. They’ve also played well on special teams, converting over 19 percent of their power play opportunities. The Stars are great at killing penalties, but they’re not playing well defensively, giving up nine goals in their last three games, so expect them to have a hard time slowing down the Sabres.

Dallas will have a hard time keeping up offensively because they’re not playing well at the moment. They’ve done a better job on special teams, converting over 30 percent of their power play opportunities. The Sabres are great at killing penalties, and they’re playing well defensively, giving up five goals in their last three games, so expect them to keep Buffalo’s offense in check. Take Buffalo on the money line.

Over/Under Pick for Sabres vs. Stars

  • Under (4 Units)

The Sabres average 3.08 goals per game. They averaged 3.66 goals per game in their last three games and converted none of their power play chances. They are facing a team that killed 77 percent of their penalties in their last three games and gave up nine total goals. The Stars average 3.49 goals per game. They averaged 3.66 goals per game in their last three games and converted none of their power play chances. They are facing a team that killed 80 percent of their power play chances in their last three games and gave up nine total goals. Don’t expect these teams to score enough goals to push the score over the total.

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