Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, March 28, 2019 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
17 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
34 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
15 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
39 |
Three stars
- D. Larkin, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
- F. Hronek, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
- V. Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:02 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Tyler Bertuzzi (17) |
Anthony Mantha (18), Niklas Kronwall (21) |
Power play |
DET 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
01:00 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Filip Hronek (4) |
Anthony Mantha (19), Tyler Bertuzzi (20) |
Even strength |
DET 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
06:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (12) |
Casey Mittelstadt (13), Brandon Montour (26) |
Power play |
DET 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
17:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marco Scandella (6) |
Zemgus Girgensons (13), Johan Larsson (8) |
Even strength |
DET 2, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
06:44 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin (29) |
Madison Bowey (8), Anthony Mantha (20) |
Even strength |
DET 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
13:04 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin (30) |
Filip Hronek (14) |
Even strength |
DET 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
15:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Mittelstadt (12) |
Jeff Skinner (23), Jason Pominville (14) |
Even strength |
DET 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
15:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (27) |
Victor Olofsson (1), Sam Reinhart (42) |
Even strength |
DET 4, BUF 4 |
| OT |
02:18 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Tyler Bertuzzi (18) |
Danny DeKeyser (14), Taro Hirose (5) |
Even strength |
DET 5, BUF 4 |
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 |
34 |
39 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
17 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
44/70 (62.9%) |
26/70 (37.1%) |
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 28 L. Witkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:28 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 41 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:57 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:55 |
| Number 51 F. Nielsen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
15:23 |
| Number 53 T. Hirose |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 54 M. Puempel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 56 R. Kuffner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 70 C. Ehn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:50 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
73.1% |
22:59 |
| Number 72 A. Athanasiou |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
22:03 |
| Number 17 F. Hronek |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:26 |
| Number 20 D. McIlrath |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 52 J. Ericsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:38 |
| Number 55 N. Kronwall |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 65 D. DeKeyser |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:13 |
| Number 74 M. Bowey |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:29 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 J. Howard |
39 |
35 |
4 |
.897 |
62:10 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28% |
23:02 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
10:11 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
12:16 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
12:47 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
21:40 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:01 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
16:07 |
| Number 41 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:46 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
17:52 |
| Number 92 A. Nylander |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 8 C. Nelson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:39 |
| Number 24 L. Pilut |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:22 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 33 W. Borgen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:32 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
29:14 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
34 |
29 |
5 |
.853 |
62:18 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:03 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Danny DeKeyser |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
07:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Lawrence Pilut |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:13 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Luke Witkowski |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:44 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Darren Helm |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Justin St. Pierre, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Bevan Mills, Libor Suchanek
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Trevor Daley, Thomas Vanek, Mike Green, Justin Abdelkader, Martin Frk, Jacob de la Rose, Michael Rasmussen
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Hunwick, Zach Bogosian, Scott Wilson, Matt Tennyson, Jake McCabe, Rasmus Ristolainen, Evan Rodrigues
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 Mar 28
Other NHL games on Thursday, March 28, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
|
 Florida Panthers
5
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
|
 New York Islanders
5
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
|
 Dallas Stars
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
5
 at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 28, 2019
|
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