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Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 23-51-8
at Detroit Red Wings 6 43-25-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 0 3
Detroit Red Wings 1 1 4 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 4 6 16
Detroit Red Wings 15 11 13 39

Three stars

  1. D. DeKeyser, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. H. Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Tatar, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:36 Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers (3) Drew Stafford (12), Brian Flynn (5) Even strength BUF 1, DET 0
1st 10:50 Detroit Red Wings Stephen Weiss (5) Jakub Kindl (6), Gustav Nyquist (6) Power play BUF 1, DET 1
1st 13:35 Buffalo Sabres Chris Stewart (4) Cody Hodgson (4), Mikhail Grigorenko (1) Even strength BUF 2, DET 1
2nd 09:00 Buffalo Sabres Andre Benoit (1) Brian Flynn (6) Shorthanded BUF 3, DET 1
2nd 17:54 Detroit Red Wings Danny DeKeyser (2) Tomas Jurco (10), Luke Glendening (2) Even strength BUF 3, DET 2
3rd 04:19 Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg (7) Pavel Datsyuk (12), Justin Abdelkader (9) Even strength BUF 3, DET 3
3rd 11:40 Detroit Red Wings Tomas Tatar (13) Danny DeKeyser (11), Gustav Nyquist (7) Power play BUF 3, DET 4
3rd 14:06 Detroit Red Wings Johan Franzen (7) Henrik Zetterberg (23), Jakub Kindl (7) Power play BUF 3, DET 5
3rd 17:48 Detroit Red Wings Tomas Tatar (14) Brendan Smith (5), Gustav Nyquist (8) Power play BUF 3, DET 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 16 39
Power play 0 of 1 4 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 2
Hits 33 26
Blocked shots 23 4
Giveaways 6 7
Takeaways 1 4
Faceoffs won 23/61 (37.7%) 38/61 (62.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
19 C. Hodgson C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:18
21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 12:31
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 08:09
25 M. Grigorenko C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 47.6% 17:18
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 41.2% 19:31
33 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 14:47
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 11:00
44 N. Deslauriers L 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 12:37
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 22.2% 10:29
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 18:01
65 B. Flynn C 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 15:22
80 C. Stewart R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15:17
3 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20:35
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 4 0 26:49
41 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 2 0 0 12:34
51 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 0 20:08
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 3 0 27:53
61 A. Benoit D 1 0 1 +3 0 1 0 3 0 11:33
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 M. Neuvirth 39 33 6 .846 60:00 Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
8 J. Abdelkader L 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 19:05
13 P. Datsyuk C 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 52.4% 20:21
14 G. Nyquist R 0 3 3 -2 0 2 1 1 0 17:07
15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 16:45
20 D. Miller L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 6 0 0 11:45
21 T. Tatar L 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 1 2 15:14
26 T. Jurco R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 12:55
40 H. Zetterberg C 1 1 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 19:41
41 L. Glendening C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 81.8% 12:05
43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 57.1% 15:35
90 S. Weiss C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 08:55
93 J. Franzen R 1 0 1 -3 0 3 1 0 1 17:15
2 B. Smith D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 19:41
4 J. Kindl D 0 2 2 -2 0 2 1 0 0 12:23
27 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 1 1 0 21:49
52 J. Ericsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 21:45
55 N. Kronwall D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:27
65 D. DeKeyser D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 24:12
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
34 P. Mrazek 16 13 3 .813 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:23 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Hooking 2
2nd 04:46 Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk Tripping 2
2nd 07:55 Buffalo Sabres Nikita Zadorov Holding 2
2nd 14:48 Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers Roughing 2
3rd 09:53 Buffalo Sabres Brian Flynn Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 12:46 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Slashing 2
3rd 17:14 Buffalo Sabres Andrej Meszaros Holding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ted Nolan
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Mike Babcock
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Brian Gionta, Matt Moulson, Tyler Myers
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Daniel Cleary, Joakim Andersson, Brian Lashoff

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Dallas Stars 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 0 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page

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