Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, November 24, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 33-39-10
at Detroit Red Wings 2 32-40-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Buffalo Sabres 17 5 10 3 0 35
Detroit Red Wings 13 11 12 1 0 37

Three stars

  1. L. Ullmark, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
  3. J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:37 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (18) Jack Eichel (22), Rasmus Ristolainen (11) Power play BUF 1, DET 0
2nd 00:53 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin (9) Anthony Mantha (4), Justin Abdelkader (3) Even strength BUF 1, DET 1
3rd 07:40 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (3) Rasmus Dahlin (11), Zach Bogosian (4) Power play BUF 2, DET 1
3rd 13:52 Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha (7) Tyler Bertuzzi (7), Mike Green (9) Even strength BUF 2, DET 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Detroit Red Wings Frans Nielsen Saved
1 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Saved
2 Detroit Red Wings Thomas Vanek Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Saved
3 Detroit Red Wings Gustav Nyquist Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Casey Mittelstadt Saved
4 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin Saved
4 Buffalo Sabres Conor Sheary Saved
5 Detroit Red Wings Andreas Athanasiou Goal
5 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Goal
6 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader Saved
6 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner Saved
7 Detroit Red Wings Michael Rasmussen Saved
7 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Stat Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 35 37
Power play 2 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 12 25
Blocked shots 7 12
Giveaways 9 18
Takeaways 3 8
Faceoffs won 27/64 (42.2%) 37/64 (57.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 -1 0 7 1 0 0 50% 21:53
Number 17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 62.5% 16:06
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 15:33
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 25% 17:26
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 100% 17:21
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:24
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16.7% 14:05
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:40
Number 53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 17:23
Number 71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 14:11
Number 72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 100% 12:54
Number 81 R. Elie L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10:38
Number 4 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 1 0 24:56
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 16:23
Number 8 C. Nelson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:19
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -2 4 0 1 1 0 19:13
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23:18
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 0 0 27:10
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 37 35 2 .946 65:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 9 1 0 17:41
Number 14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 18:19
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 11:30
Number 27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 13:40
Number 39 A. Mantha R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 20:58
Number 41 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 73.7% 16:35
Number 51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38.5% 19:35
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 15:17
Number 61 J. de la Rose L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 50% 10:06
Number 70 C. Ehn C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:39
Number 71 D. Larkin C 1 0 1 +2 2 10 1 0 0 58.3% 23:19
Number 72 A. Athanasiou C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:19
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 20:17
Number 21 D. Cholowski D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 19:44
Number 25 M. Green D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 22:33
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15:30
Number 65 D. DeKeyser D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 24:41
Number 83 T. Daley D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 0 0 19:44
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 J. Howard 35 33 2 .943 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:48 Detroit Red Wings Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 11:22 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Slashing 2
2nd 03:17 Detroit Red Wings Trevor Daley Hooking 2
2nd 12:49 Buffalo Sabres Marco Scandella Tripping 2
3rd 05:15 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Interference 2
3rd 06:01 Detroit Red Wings Thomas Vanek Slashing 2
3rd 11:48 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe Interference 2
OT 00:55 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin Holding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Nathan Beaulieu, Zemgus Girgensons
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Luke Witkowski, Martin Frk

2018-2019 season series

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Sources and further reading

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