Michael Raffl and the Stars down Buffalo

It was a Sunday matinee at the American Airlines Center as the Dallas Stars welcomed the Buffalo Sabres to town. Looking to avenge their overtime loss and continue a recent string of strong play, Dallas also had the added motivation of working themselves into the final wild card spot in the Western Conference. On the opposite end of the playoff spectrum are the Buffalo Sabres, who came into the afternoon sporting a 2-7-1 record in their last ten and a five game losing streak. Long out of the playoff picture no team in the NHL is playing worse hockey than the Sabres. Given all that is on the line for a Stars team looking to claw their way into the post-season, Buffalo would love nothing more than to play spoiler on the road.

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