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Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 on the road.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 7 12 4 1 0 24
Buffalo Sabres 9 9 12 3 0 33

Three stars

  1. J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
  2. G. Nyquist, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
  3. R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 16:00 Detroit Red Wings Gustav Nyquist (4) Thomas Vanek (5), Ryan Sproul (4) Even strength DET 1, BUF 0
3rd 01:42 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta (4) Unassisted Even strength DET 1, BUF 1

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Saved
1 Detroit Red Wings Gustav Nyquist Goal
2 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Goal
2 Detroit Red Wings Thomas Vanek Goal (winner)
3 Buffalo Sabres Cal O'Reilly Saved

Team stats

Stat Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 24 33
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 8 34
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 9 13
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 35/60 (58.3%) 25/60 (41.7%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
8 J. Abdelkader L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 16:23
14 G. Nyquist R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 14:53
15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 63.6% 12:08
21 T. Tatar L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 15:02
29 S. Ott C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 16:11
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 17:55
40 H. Zetterberg C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 60% 20:10
41 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 62.5% 16:20
51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 50% 16:42
59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:31
62 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 +1 4 0 0 0 14:11
71 D. Larkin C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 54.5% 15:27
2 B. Smith D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:09
25 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 25:18
48 R. Sproul D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 16:41
52 J. Ericsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 17:40
55 N. Kronwall D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 4 19:59
65 D. DeKeyser D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 25:20
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
35 J. Howard 33 32 1 .970 65:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 75% 21:36
12 B. Gionta R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 20:05
19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 08:54
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 37.5% 20:02
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 1 50% 19:01
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 22.2% 17:08
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 16:28
27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 07:30
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:12
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 08:09
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 14:57
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 1 33.3% 22:48
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 22:18
6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:16
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:55
38 T. Fedun D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 16:14
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 13:25
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 3 1 29:02
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 24 23 1 .958 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:18 Detroit Red Wings Thomas Vanek Hooking 2
1st 19:18 Detroit Red Wings Thomas Vanek Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 05:43 Buffalo Sabres Derek Grant Roughing 2
2nd 08:04 Buffalo Sabres Justin Falk Interference 2
3rd 02:32 Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall Hooking 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Derek Amell
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Drew Miller, Alexey Marchenko, Xavier Ouellet
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Zach Bogosian, Dmitry Kulikov, Cole Schneider

2016-2017 season series

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

Other NHL games on Nov 23

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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