Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Monday, March 20, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 2–1 on Monday, March 20, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	33-37-12
at Detroit Red Wings	1	33-36-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	2
Detroit Red Wings	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	13	8	9	30
Detroit Red Wings	5	12	18	35

Three stars

R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
M. Green, Detroit Red Wings (1 assist)
R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:59	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel (21)	Ryan O'Reilly (31), Rasmus Ristolainen (39)	Power play	BUF 1, DET 0
2nd	08:59	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Moulson (14)	Tyler Ennis (6), Jake McCabe (16)	Power play	BUF 2, DET 0
2nd	12:53	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Tatar (21)	Mike Green (21), Henrik Zetterberg (45)	Even strength	BUF 2, DET 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	30	35
Power play	2 of 2	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	25	21
Blocked shots	16	10
Giveaways	4	6
Takeaways	5	3
Faceoffs won	29/63 (46%)	34/63 (54%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0		20:27
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:49
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	0	1	20%	20:41
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	44.4%	13:15
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		07:24
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	45.5%	11:18
Number 52 H. Fasching	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		12:44
Number 56 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		08:18
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:40
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	30%	13:02
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0		13:04
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	2	0	59.3%	22:45
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		22:17
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	1	0		20:10
Number 34 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:20
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:32
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	2	0		27:39
Number 67 B. Austin	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		15:37

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 R. Lehner	35	34	1	.971	59:58	Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		19:02
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		23:47
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	14:07
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:26
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		21:58
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		12:26
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0	57.7%	24:03
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	80%	11:14
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	35.7%	13:10
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	40%	16:42
Number 72 A. Athanasiou	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:24
Number 83 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	100%	10:05
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:14
Number 18 R. Russo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:04
Number 25 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0	0		25:26
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:25
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:23
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:50

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 P. Mrazek	30	28	2	.933	58:28	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:50	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel	High sticking	2
1st	10:30	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Green	Hooking	2
2nd	08:42	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Tatar	Tripping	2
2nd	09:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Hooking	2
3rd	03:45	Buffalo Sabres	Josh Gorges	Hooking	2
3rd	13:25	Buffalo Sabres	Brady Austin	Hooking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Jeff Blashill
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Steve Miller
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Cody Franson, Kyle Okposo, Justin Falk, Dmitry Kulikov, Nicolas Deslauriers, Taylor Fedun
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Darren Helm

2016-2017 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 23, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 27, 2016
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 20, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Mar 20, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Other NHL games on Monday, March 20, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Mar 20, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Mon, Mar 20, 2017
San Jose Sharks 0 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Mar 20, 2017
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Mar 20, 2017

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