Dallas Stars (mm) could not stop Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm)'s Collin Rutherford, who tallied a hat trick in an 8-1 win.

Rutherford notched his first tally 15:19 into the first period. He then added goals at 5:52 into the second and at 17:55 into the third.

The game was close after the first frame, but Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) banged in six goals during the second period to put the victory out of reach for Dallas Stars (mm).

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) was led by goalie Bobby Dugan, who finished with 27 saves while allowing one goal. Dugan managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 1.95 prior to the game.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) stifled Dallas Stars (mm)'s power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) forced Dallas Stars (mm) goalie Anthony DAloisio to work between the pipes, taking 44 shots. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) averages 4.4 goals per game.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) also got points from Christopher Berger, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) also had goals scored by Joshua Biasillo, who had two and Nicholas Alfieri and Matthew Mazza, who each put in one. In addition, Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) received assists from Michael Bevilacqua, David Baskerville, and David Kompson, who each chipped in one, Mitchell Spring and Brendan Miller, who contributed two a piece, and Ryan Wheeler and Owen Green, who each chipped in three.

Dallas Stars (mm) did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Dallas Stars (mm) puts an average of 3.4 pucks into the net per game.

Ben Allen also scored for Dallas Stars (mm). Other players who recorded assists for Dallas Stars (mm) were Cam Donaldson, who had one.

Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with two minors. Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm) ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Kompson was ejected from the game. DAloisio rejected 36 shots on goal for Dallas Stars (mm). Dallas Stars (mm) incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.