"It wouldn't have been a surprise if Derek Roy missed his chance to be the star. It's happened often this season. The Sabres' center is on pace to have the worst statistical year of his career, and the head-shaking moments have been plentiful.

But finally, with at least one precious point on the line Friday, Roy connected.

Roy scored with just 39.3 seconds left in regulation, lifting hard-charging Buffalo into a 2-2 tie with Dallas. Nathan Gerbe sealed the Sabres' rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit, scoring in the fifth round of the shootout to give the Sabres a 3-2 victory.

"You need to come back in some games," Roy said. "You need character wins like that throughout the season. That's a big two points for us. We've just got to keep this thing going."

The Sabres ran their unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1) and continued to win in First Niagara Center, improving to 6-0-4 in the last 10. They'll be back on home ice tonight when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Buffalo appeared to be in big trouble when Dallas scored with 15:43 left, increasing its lead to 2-0. The Stars, though, began to feel the effects of back-to-back games. The Sabres applied steady pressure in the final period with 13 of their 29 shots in regulation coming in the final 20 minutes."