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Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 35-36-11
at Detroit Red Wings 5 41-30-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 2 0 0 4
Detroit Red Wings 2 1 1 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 16 9 5 2 0 32
Detroit Red Wings 13 20 12 1 0 46

Three stars

  1. J. Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)
  3. D. Miller, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:34 Detroit Red Wings Tomas Tatar (9) Mike Green (8), Gustav Nyquist (7) Even strength BUF 0, DET 1
1st 10:32 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader (6) Jonathan Ericsson (2), Danny DeKeyser (4) Even strength BUF 0, DET 2
1st 17:30 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (3) Ryan O'Reilly (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (11) Even strength BUF 1, DET 2
2nd 04:21 Detroit Red Wings Drew Miller (1) Justin Abdelkader (8), Luke Glendening (3) Even strength BUF 1, DET 3
2nd 17:09 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (2) Rasmus Ristolainen (12), Matt Moulson (7) Power play BUF 2, DET 3
3rd 00:53 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (4) Brian Gionta (6), Jamie McGinn (6) Power play BUF 3, DET 3
3rd 03:22 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian (1) Zemgus Girgensons (2), Rasmus Ristolainen (13) Even strength BUF 4, DET 3
3rd 13:31 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader (7) Gustav Nyquist (8), Niklas Kronwall (8) Power play BUF 4, DET 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Detroit Red Wings Gustav Nyquist Saved
1 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly Saved
2 Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson Saved
3 Detroit Red Wings Brad Richards Goal (winner)
3 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Saved

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 32 46
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 17
Hits 24 22
Blocked shots 9 13
Giveaways 5 9
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 31/65 (47.7%) 34/65 (52.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 2 0 2 0 4 6 2 0 1 24:38
12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 22:17
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 22:24
17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 07:12
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 08:08
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:31
26 M. Moulson L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:04
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 41.7% 16:32
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 11:28
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:14
88 J. McGinn L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:45
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 69.2% 26:14
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 1 0 19:50
25 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 19:17
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:01
46 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 17:21
47 Z. Bogosian D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 2 0 20:34
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 3 3 +1 0 4 2 1 0 27:55
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 46 42 4 .913 65:00 OT loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
8 J. Abdelkader L 2 1 3 +1 7 3 3 0 1 14:23
13 P. Datsyuk C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 63.2% 19:25
14 G. Nyquist R 0 2 2 +1 2 3 1 0 0 17:56
15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 15:09
17 B. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10:12
20 D. Miller L 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 12:05
21 T. Tatar L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 15:47
40 H. Zetterberg C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 43.8% 17:45
41 L. Glendening C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 53.8% 13:05
43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0 0 19:14
56 T. Pulkkinen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:06
71 D. Larkin C 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 15:29
2 B. Smith D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 0 16:56
25 M. Green D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 23:40
47 A. Marchenko D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 16:27
52 J. Ericsson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 23:48
55 N. Kronwall D 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 22:54
65 D. DeKeyser D 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 21:50
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
34 P. Mrazek 32 28 4 .875 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 01:30 Detroit Red Wings Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 01:41 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Slashing 2
2nd 05:59 Detroit Red Wings Danny DeKeyser Tripping 2
2nd 17:04 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Roughing 2
2nd 17:04 Detroit Red Wings Brendan Smith Roughing 2
2nd 17:04 Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg Roughing 2
2nd 19:04 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:04 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader Hooking 2
2nd 19:04 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Fighting (major) 5
3rd 12:51 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta Interference 2
OT 01:21 Detroit Red Wings Gustav Nyquist Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mike Weber, Tim Schaller
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Jakub Kindl, Joakim Andersson, Tomas Jurco

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 1

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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