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The Dallas Stars roll into Buffalo tonight for a match up of division cellar dwellers. The Stars, coming off a 5-3 loss to TB, are 5-4-1 in their last ten games and sit at 54 points in the Central, 5 points out of a playoff spot; behind Vancouver who sits at 59. The Sabres are an incredible 1-15 stretch to since late December, but are .500 in their last two games. Coming off a Thursday night 3-0 loss at the hands of the St.Louis Blues, Buffalo looks to get back at former head coach Lindy Ruff and stop the scoring machine that is Tyler Seguin.

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #61:BUF (18-34-8) at DAL (28-22-10) – MON MAR 3 – 8:00 PM EST – NBCSN, TSN2 – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 26 Matt Moulson ("A") – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford 80 Chris Stewart – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D’Agostini 82 Marcus Foligno – 28 Zemgus Girgensons – 65 Brian Flynn 37 Matt Ellis – 23 Ville Leino – 8 Cody McCormick X: 24 Zenon Konopka (healthy) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 6 Mike Weber 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 57 Tyler Myers 32 John Scott – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (healthy) 1 Jhonas Enroth 41 Jaroslav Halak Lineup News & Notes C Tyler Ennis, F Steve Ott, and G Ryan Miller were scratches in Friday's 4-2 win vs San Jose. Weekly Transactions 02/28: Traded G Ryan Miller and F Steve Ott to St. Louis for G Jaroslav Halak, F Chris Stewart, and 2 draft picks. 02/25: Activated F Matt Moulson and F Cody McCormick from IR. According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 4-5-1. Tyler Myers has two goals and two assists the past two games. Jhonas Enroth stopped 65 of 71 shots he faced in the wins against Boston and San Jose. DALLAS STARS Final Lineup 14 Jamie Benn ("C") – 91 Tyler Seguin – 43 Valeri Nichushkin 72 Erik Cole – 20 Cody Eakin – 17 Rich Peverley 21 Antoine Roussel – 38 Vernon Fiddler – 16 Ryan Garbutt 13 Ray Whitney ("A") – 10 Shawn Horcoff ("A") - 12 Alex Chiasson 33 Alex Goligoski – 6 Trevor Daley 24 Jordie Benn – 4 Brenden Dillon 23 Kevin Connauton – 55 Sergei Gonchar X: 27 Aaron Rome (healthy) 32 Kari Lehtonen 30 Dan Ellis Lineup News & Notes Dallas scratched D Brenden Dillon in Saturday's 4-2 loss vs Tampa Bay. D Stephane Robidas (Broken Leg) is on IR. Weekly Transactions 02/28: Signed F Colton Sceviour to a two-year contract through the 2015-16 season. According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Dallas has gone 6-2-2. Jamie Benn has a goal and three assists in the past three games. Antoine Roussel and Vernon Fiddler each had a goal and an assist against Tampa Bay. PREGAME LINKS 03/01 – GAME RECAP: Enroth leads Sabres past Sharks after Miller trade (Joe Yerdon – NHL.com) 03/01 – GAME RECAP: St. Louis helps Lightning hang on against Stars (Steve Hunt – NHL.com) 02/28 – NEWS: BLOCKBUSTER DEAL SHAKES UP SABRES ROSTER (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/01 – NEWS: LaFONTAINE RESIGNS POSITION WITH SABRES (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/02 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: STEWART AND HALAK JOIN TEAM, NOLAN ADDRESSES FUTURE (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/02 – Nolan emotional over Pat LaFontaine’s departure from Sabres (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 03/02 – Black insists LaFontaine resigned; Murray wants to keep Nolan (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 03/02 – Inside Edge: Stars-Sabres Preview (Mark Stepneski – DallasStars.com) 03/03 – Sabres visit Stars in first game since trade (Sean McCullen – NHL.com) 03/02 – Dan Dunleavy recaps Sunday's practice at First Niagara Center <1:37> 03/02 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Sunday's practice at First Niagara Center. <6:24> 03/02 – Matt D'Agostini speaks with the media following Sunday's practice at First Niagara Center. <1:29> 03/02 – Chris Stewart speaks with the media following Sunday's practice at First Niagara Center. <3:23> 03/02 – Jaroslav Halak speaks with the media following Sunday's practice at First Niagara Center. <3:17> 03/02 – Ted Black & Tim Murray met with the media on March 2 at First Niagara Center. <12:20> 03/03 – Sabres at Stars Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/03 – Game Preview: 3/3/14 at Dallas Stars (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/03 – Sabres at Stars Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/03 – Press Clips: 3/3/14 at Dallas Stars (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/03 – Lindy Ruff speaks after this morning's skate in Dallas, Texas. <1:53> 03/03 – Inside Edge: Dillon a Game-time Decision, Lehtonen Expected to Start in Goal (Mark Stepneski – DallasStars.com) 03/03 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at American Airlines Center. <3:08> 03/03 – THE MORNING SKATE: ENNIS RETURNS AS STEWART MAKES SABRES DEBUT (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/03 – Dan Dunleavy previews Monday night's game against the Stars at American Airlines Center. <2:25> 03/03 – Chris Stewart speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at American Airlines Center. <1:36> 03/03 – Cody Hodgson speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at American Airlines Center. <1:18> 03/03 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following Monday's morning skate at American Airlines Center. <2:27> 03/03 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Dan Dunleavy prior to Monday's game against the Stars at American Airlines Center. <1:35> POSTGAME LINKS 03/03 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Dallas Stars (NHL.com) 03/04 – GAME RECAP: SABRES WIN STREAK HALTED AT 3 BY STARS (Chris Ryndak –Sabres.com) 03/03 – Dan Dunleavy recaps the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Stars. <2:21> 03/03 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Stars. <1:23> 03/03 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Stars. <1:50> 03/03 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Stars. <1:02> 03/03 – Jhonas Enroth speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-2 loss to the Stars. <1:21>

It's the Sabres visiting the Stars tonight at 8pm. Buffalo is looking to start a streak and atone for their 3rd period laziness against the worst team in the league. Things are bigger in Texas and this game is no exception. The Sabres need a win to show that they are turning a corner. For tonight the Sabres will have to bring the D in Big D. Eichel, O'Reilly, Kane, Ristolainen will have to shine bright. The players will have to dig deep in the heart of Texas to pull out a win. If they go up they can't go into Alamo mode in Texas. The people there won't stand for it. Tune in at 8pm for the lightning fast posting of the SabreSpace most witty and experience the fan emotion and instant analysis of a bunch of lunatics who keep watching these games. See you later!