Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, February 9, 2019, 1:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–1 on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Detroit Red Wings	1	32-40-10
at Buffalo Sabres	3	33-39-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	12	5	12	29
Buffalo Sabres	4	12	5	21

Three stars

C. Sheary, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
C. Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
L. Ullmark, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:15	Buffalo Sabres	Conor Sheary (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	DET 0, BUF 1
2nd	10:05	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt (8)	Jack Eichel (41), Rasmus Dahlin (24)	Power play	DET 0, BUF 2
2nd	17:14	Detroit Red Wings	Dylan Larkin (23)	Thomas Vanek (16), Andreas Athanasiou (17)	Power play	DET 1, BUF 2
2nd	19:29	Buffalo Sabres	Kyle Okposo (10)	Rasmus Ristolainen (31), Evan Rodrigues (13)	Power play	DET 1, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Detroit Red Wings	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	29	21
Power play	1 of 4	2 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	12	10
Blocked shots	14	14
Giveaways	11	8
Takeaways	1	7
Faceoffs won	24/58 (41.4%)	34/58 (58.6%)

Box score

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	-1	2	2	3	0	0		11:53
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		20:18
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:20
Number 27 M. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		11:10
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	17:20
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	41.7%	13:22
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		13:32
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	46.2%	17:23
Number 61 J. de la Rose	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	50%	09:11
Number 70 C. Ehn	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	07:51
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	0	1	40.9%	22:54
Number 72 A. Athanasiou	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:10
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:42
Number 21 D. Cholowski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:43
Number 25 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		24:55
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:51
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		20:12
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		20:00

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	21	18	3	.857	57:28	Loss

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 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	58.8%	16:55
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	14:36
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		12:51
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	71.4%	17:52
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0		15:14
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:17
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:03
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	1	44.4%	12:03
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:59
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	100%	17:01
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	62.5%	15:20
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		11:00
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		22:39
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	5	0		22:10
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:08
Number 24 L. Pilut	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:25
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:30
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	5	0		23:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:19	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	Slashing	2
2nd	02:23	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Holding	2
2nd	09:41	Detroit Red Wings	Justin Abdelkader	Interference	2
2nd	16:46	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner	High sticking	2
2nd	19:08	Detroit Red Wings	Michael Rasmussen	Holding	2
3rd	12:20	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Tripping	2
3rd	16:28	Buffalo Sabres	Marco Scandella	High sticking	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Jeff Blashill
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Steve Kozari, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Trent Knorr
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Luke Witkowski, Martin Frk, Tyler Bertuzzi
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Matt Hunwick, Nathan Beaulieu, C.J. Smith

2018-2019 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 24, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 6, 2019

Other NHL games on Feb 9

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 9, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Minnesota Wild 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Dallas Stars 2 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
San Jose Sharks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 9, 2019
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Feb 9, 2019

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