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Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres

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Tage Thompson scores two goals and the Sabres beat the Red Wings 5-3

Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Lucas Raymond had a short-handed goal, the first of his career, and an assist for the Red Wings in the loss.

Rasmus Dahlin had three assists for the Sabres, who have won three straight games for the first time this season. Buffalo didn’t win three games in a row last season for the first time until Feb. 21-25.

Dahlin recorded his 40th career multi-point game, moving him to second in Sabres franchise history for defensemen and breaking a tie with Doug Bodger. He trails only Phil Housley with 77.

Takeaways Sabres: Thompson extended his point streak to six straight games, during which the Sabres are 4-1-1.

Red Wings: Raymond’s two points gave him the 45th multi-point game of his career, moving him past Gabriel Landeskog for fifth place among Swedish-born players before the age of 23.

Key Moment Bowen Byram gave Buffalo a 4-3 lead with 4:06 left in the second period with a shot that went off goalie Alex Lyon’s glove and Red Wings defenseman Jeff Petry’s backside and into the net. Jack Quinn’s empty-net goal with 48 seconds left was his first goal of the season.

Key Stat Buffalo's power play was 0-for-22 going into the game. The Sabres were the NHL’s only team without a power-play goal until Jason Zucker scored one 4:04 into the first period.

Up next The Sabres continue a four-game homestand against the Florida Panthers on Monday night. The Red Wings open a three-game homestand against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:04 Jason Zucker Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (4), Rasmus Dahlin (3)
Goal 1st Period 12:00 Tage Thompson Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (3), Rasmus Dahlin (4)
Goal 1st Period 14:43 Alex DeBrincat Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (3), Lucas Raymond (7)
Goal 2nd Period 3:20 Tage Thompson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (5)
Goal 2nd Period 3:51 Michael Rasmussen Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Moritz Seider (4), Simon Edvinsson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 11:02 Lucas Raymond Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 15:54 Bowen Byram Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (5), Dylan Cozens (3)
Goal 3rd Period 19:12 Jack Quinn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 15
12 Hits 14
4 Takeaways 2
25 Shots 39
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
49 Faceoffs Won 24
67.1 Faceoff Win Percent 32.9
27 Giveaways 18
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 15,017 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 7 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 22 2
Buffalo 10 9 21 1
Boston 9 9 21 3
Detroit 8 9 18 2
Ottawa 8 10 17 1
Montreal 7 10 16 2
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