DALLAS - With a strong defensive effort, the Buffalo Sabres picked up their first win in Dallas since 2009 on Thursday.
They found themselves with limited offensive zone time for much of the second period of their game against the Dallas Stars, but managed to skate away with a 4-1 victory at American Airlines Center.
The Sabres held a 1-0 lead after the first period thanks to a goal by Jimmy Vesey, but the Stars upped their pressure in the second.
Dallas outshot the Sabres 16-5 in the period, but the Sabres came out of the period with the lead. Stars captain Jamie Benn tied the game 4:28 into the second, and then with the Sabres being outshot 14-2 with 3:50 remaining, Rasmus Dahlin's shot from the point found its way through a screen and in past Ben Bishop.
Sabres earn hard-fought road victory against Stars
Vesey, Dahlin, Frolik, Girgensons score in Buffalo's first win in Dallas in 11 years
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