Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Sunday, April 7, 2024, 1:00 PM ET Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	39-37-6
at Detroit Red Wings	3	41-32-9

News about this game

NHL Face-Off: Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings in an Atlantic Division Duel

Sat, Apr 6, 2024

Buffalo faces Detroit in an Atlantic Division clash. Detroit (5th; 37-31-8) vs Buffalo (6th; 37-35-5). Last game: Red Wings won 4-1.
Raymond, Kane, and Larkin Power Detroit Red Wings to Triumph

Sun, Apr 7, 2024

Raymond, Kane, Larkin scored, Lyon saved 37 for a 3-1 win over Sabres. Detroit hits 84 pts, surpassing Pittsburgh and Philadelphia for the 2nd wild card spot in the East.

Goals by period

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

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	10	11	17	38
Detroit Red Wings	10	7	7	24

Three stars

L. Raymond, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Larkin, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
A. Lyon, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:53	Detroit Red Wings	Lucas Raymond (26)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 1
1st	04:24	Detroit Red Wings	Patrick Kane (19)	Jeff Petry (20)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 2
1st	07:37	Detroit Red Wings	Dylan Larkin (31)	Lucas Raymond (37), David Perron (26)	Power play	BUF 0, DET 3
1st	13:16	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (29)	Zach Benson (19), Alex Tuch (37)	Power play	BUF 1, DET 3

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	38	24
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	18	18
Hits	29	28
Blocked shots	9	27
Giveaways	2	6
Takeaways	6	7
Faceoffs won	32/64 (50%)	32/64 (50%)

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 Z. Benson	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		11:45
Number 12 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	-1	4	3	3	1	0		18:49
Number 13 L. Rousek	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	10:00
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	60%	09:55
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	0	42.9%	15:18
Number 22 J. Quinn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		10:38
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	-1	5	1	3	0	0	50%	13:01
Number 50 E. Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:29
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	50%	15:36
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	51.5%	22:12
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		22:47
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	33.3%	22:07
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	0	0		20:42
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0		22:05
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		23:10
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0		28:41
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	0		15:11
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen	24	21	3	.875	56:56	Loss

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 14 R. Fabbri	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:13
Number 17 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		05:46
Number 18 A. Copp	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	43.8%	19:58
Number 21 A. Czarnik	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1	0	41.7%	12:21
Number 23 L. Raymond	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	1	0	0		21:14
Number 36 C. Fischer	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		17:13
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23.1%	20:41
Number 57 D. Perron	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		17:34
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	1	78.9%	20:53
Number 88 P. Kane	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:18
Number 90 J. Veleno	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0	66.7%	06:59
Number 93 A. DeBrincat	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		14:25
Number 2 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		16:06
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	3	0		23:48
Number 41 S. Gostisbehere	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		16:35
Number 46 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	+2	5	2	3	1	0		15:02
Number 53 M. Seider	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	10	0		27:07
Number 77 S. Edvinsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	0		19:23

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 A. Lyon	38	37	1	.974	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:15	Buffalo Sabres	Henri Jokiharju	Cross checking	2
1st	09:31	Detroit Red Wings	Joseph Veleno	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:31	Buffalo Sabres	Bowen Byram	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:21	Detroit Red Wings	Christian Fischer	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	12:52	Detroit Red Wings	Austin Czarnik	Tripping	2
1st	15:49	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Cozens	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:49	Detroit Red Wings	Jeff Petry	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:14	Buffalo Sabres	Connor Clifton	Tripping	2
3rd	18:58	Detroit Red Wings	Ben Chiarot	Holding	2
3rd	18:58	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Greenway	Roughing	2
3rd	18:58	Detroit Red Wings	Ben Chiarot	Roughing	2
3rd	18:58	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Greenway	Roughing	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Derek Lalonde
Referees: Wes McCauley, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Kyle Flemington
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Zemgus Girgensons, Victor Olofsson, Kale Clague
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Justin Holl, Jake Walman, Ville Husso, Michael Rasmussen

2023-2024 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 5, 2023
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 12, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Apr 7, 2024

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