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Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

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Buffalo Sabres
25-33-6
Final
3 - 7
Detroit Red Wings
31-28-6

Patrick Kane's 5-point night leads the Red Wings over the Sabres 7-3

Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

Marco Kasper scored twice, and Moritz Seider, Vladimir Tarasenko and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Detroit. DeBrincat and Dylan Larkin added three assists each.

Petr Mrazek made 23 saves in his first start back with the Red Wings after being acquired from Chicago on Friday. He was selected by Detroit in the fifth round of the 2010 draft and played with the team for more than five seasons.

Josh Norris scored his first goal since being traded to the Sabres on Friday. Zach Benson and Tage Thompson also scored. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 22 shots.

The Red Wings went 3-1 against the Sabres this season, having won three in a row.

Takeaways Sabres: Thompson has 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games against the Red Wings. He had a goal and an assist.

Red Wings: Kane had his first five-point game since Jan. 20, 2019, when his Chicago Blackhawks beat Washington 8-5. The 36-year-old in his 18th season had a career-best six points in Chicago’s 8-3 win over Anaheim three years ago.

Key moment The Red Wings had a 5-3 lead when Mrazek made a snazzy glove stop on a slapshot from a wide open Jacob Bryson just above the slot.

Key stat Of the 150 penalty minutes throughout the game, 136 of those were in the third period. All but two of those were for roughing, fighting or misconducts.

Up next The Sabres host Vegas on Saturday. The Red Wings visit Carolina on Friday.

Regular Season Series

DET wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:38 Tage Thompson Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (23)
Goal 1st Period 12:36 Marco Kasper Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Simon Edvinsson (18), Patrick Kane (26)
Goal 1st Period 15:40 Alex DeBrincat Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Patrick Kane (27), Marco Kasper (14)
Goal 1st Period 19:07 Patrick Kane Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (25), Dylan Larkin (30)
Goal 1st Period 19:25 Joshua Norris Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (13), Tage Thompson (24)
Goal 2nd Period 10:54 Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Larkin (31)
Goal 2nd Period 18:12 Zach Benson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (26), Ryan McLeod (21)
Goal 3rd Period 1:36 Patrick Kane Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (26), Lucas Raymond (45)
Goal 3rd Period 5:39 Marco Kasper Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (27), Patrick Kane (28)
Goal 3rd Period 14:31 Moritz Seider Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Larkin (32), Lucas Raymond (46)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 20
16 Hits 17
3 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 3
3 Power Play Opportunities 6
33.3 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 26
58.1 Faceoff Win Percent 41.9
9 Giveaways 13
16 Total Penalties 11
83 Penalty Minutes 67
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Erik Gustafsson, D Out Apr 17
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Owen Power, D Out Apr 19
Beck Malenstyn, LW Out Apr 17
Josh Norris, C Out Apr 15
Jordan Greenway, LW Out Apr 12

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,885 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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