Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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 |
5 |
11 |
15 |
31 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
13 |
7 |
31 |
Three stars
- C. Ellis, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
- T. Kozak, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
03:00 |
Detroit Red Wings |
J.T. Compher (1) |
Albert Johansson (2), Jonatan Berggren (1) |
Even strength |
DET 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
11:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (4) |
Jack Quinn (2), Conor Timmins (1) |
Even strength |
DET 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
16:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyson Kozak (2) |
Jack Quinn (3), Mattias Samuelsson (2) |
Even strength |
DET 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
18:20 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Emmitt Finnie (3) |
Dylan Larkin (7), Lucas Raymond (4) |
Even strength |
DET 2, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
04:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (3) |
Ryan McLeod (1), Bowen Byram (2) |
Power play |
DET 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
08:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (2) |
Josh Doan (4), Ryan McLeod (2) |
Even strength |
DET 2, 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 |
31 |
31 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
15 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
40/73 (54.8%) |
33/73 (45.2%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
68.8% |
15:41 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 22 M. Appleton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:23 |
| Number 23 L. Raymond |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 27 M. Rasmussen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:04 |
| Number 28 M. Brandsegg-Nygård |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:02 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:53 |
| Number 48 J. Berggren |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 58 E. Finnie |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:05 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52% |
19:48 |
| Number 92 M. Kasper |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:21 |
| Number 93 A. DeBrincat |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:42 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:50 |
| Number 20 A. Johansson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 25 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:41 |
| Number 44 A. Sandin-Pellikka |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 53 M. Seider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:15 |
| Number 77 S. Edvinsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 36 J. Gibson |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
56:49 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
21:03 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
08:28 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:40 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
15:41 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
47.6% |
15:46 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
40% |
17:57 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:36 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
09:58 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
100% |
19:19 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:58 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:39 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:26 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 92 C. Ellis |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.935 |
59:54 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:35 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Simon Edvinsson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
03:04 |
Detroit Red Wings |
James van Riemsdyk |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:33 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:22 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Michael Rasmussen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:17 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Moritz Seider |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jiri Kulich |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Todd McLellan
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Pierre Lambert, Michael Markovic
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, David Brisebois
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Patrick Kane, Travis Hamonic, Elmer Soderblom
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Mason Geertsen, Jacob Bryson
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