Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Friday, March 27, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
10 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
12 |
7 |
30 |
Three stars
- L. Raymond, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
- M. Seider, Detroit Red Wings (2 assists)
- J. Gibson, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:02 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Alex DeBrincat (36) |
Moritz Seider (41), Dylan Larkin (28) |
Power play |
DET 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
09:11 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Lucas Raymond (23) |
Moritz Seider (42) |
Power play |
DET 2, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
16:06 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Marco Kasper (8) |
Emmitt Finnie (15), James van Riemsdyk (14) |
Even strength |
DET 3, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
05:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (37) |
Peyton Krebs (25), Conor Timmins (7) |
Even strength |
DET 3, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
15:46 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jacob Bernard-Docker (1) |
Patrick Kane (31), Alex DeBrincat (40) |
Even strength |
DET 4, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
16:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (16) |
Tanner Pearson (7), Bowen Byram (27) |
Even strength |
DET 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
18:17 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Patrick Kane (13) |
Alex DeBrincat (41) |
Even strength, Empty net |
DET 5, BUF 2 |
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 |
20 |
30 |
| Power play |
2 of 6 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
14 |
| Hits |
11 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
6 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/43 (55.8%) |
19/43 (44.2%) |
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 18 A. Copp |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
54.5% |
18:47 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:17 |
| Number 22 M. Appleton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:15 |
| Number 23 L. Raymond |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
44.4% |
21:18 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:13 |
| Number 58 E. Finnie |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 65 D. Shine |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
04:41 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
23:14 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 92 M. Kasper |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:05 |
| Number 93 A. DeBrincat |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:56 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 20 A. Johansson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:11 |
| Number 25 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:46 |
| Number 53 M. Seider |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
29:48 |
| Number 72 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:11 |
| Number 77 S. Edvinsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:06 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 36 J. Gibson |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
60:00 |
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 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:55 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
16:38 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
06:46 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:12 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:28 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:43 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30.8% |
18:26 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
21:16 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:51 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:17 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:51 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:30 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:05 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
19 |
15 |
4 |
.789 |
57:57 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
08:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Logan Stanley |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
17:51 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jacob Bernard-Docker |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:09 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Lucas Raymond |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:09 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Logan Stanley |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:30 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Mason Appleton |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:48 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Justin Faulk |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
Game information
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Todd McLellan
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Ryan Daisy
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Travis Hamonic, Cam Talbot, Michael Rasmussen
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak, Noah Ostlund
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