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Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime on Saturday, November 15, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 50-23-9
at Detroit Red Wings 4 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 2 1 5
Detroit Red Wings 1 3 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 8 13 1 27
Detroit Red Wings 5 15 8 0 28

Three stars

  1. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. L. Raymond, Detroit Red Wings (3 assists)
  3. J. Doan, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:23 Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane (3) Ben Chiarot (3) Even strength BUF 0, DET 1
1st 10:52 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (7) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, DET 1
2nd 03:52 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat (7) Lucas Raymond (12) Even strength BUF 1, DET 2
2nd 05:56 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin (11) Lucas Raymond (13), Moritz Seider (7) Even strength BUF 1, DET 3
2nd 08:50 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat (8) Lucas Raymond (14), Moritz Seider (8) Power play BUF 1, DET 4
2nd 17:58 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (5) Rasmus Dahlin (9), Bowen Byram (6) Even strength BUF 2, DET 4
3rd 04:25 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (8) Josh Doan (7), Colten Ellis (1) Even strength BUF 3, DET 4
3rd 09:28 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod (4) Unassisted Shorthanded BUF 4, DET 4
OT 01:05 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (3) Tage Thompson (8), Rasmus Dahlin (10) Even strength BUF 5, DET 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 27 28
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 19 18
Blocked shots 16 14
Giveaways 15 10
Takeaways 8 3
Faceoffs won 26/72 (36.1%) 46/72 (63.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 100% 13:01
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 10% 13:22
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 16:42
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 11:28
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 08:14
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 38.5% 12:58
63 I. Rosen R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:32
71 R. McLeod C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 19:20
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 +2 0 6 1 0 0 43.5% 18:07
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 28.6% 15:14
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 18:20
91 J. Doan R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 2 0 0 16:10
4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 20:28
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 10:59
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:51
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 5 0 22:31
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 17:35
26 R. Dahlin D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 1 0 27:05
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
92 C. Ellis 28 24 4 .857 61:02 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 69.2% 12:20
22 M. Appleton C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:27
23 L. Raymond L 0 3 3 -1 0 3 0 1 0 16:47
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 11:25
29 N. Danielson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 12:12
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 1 0 60% 15:44
48 J. Berggren R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 09:25
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:26
71 D. Larkin C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 66.7% 21:53
88 P. Kane R 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 17:06
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 66.7% 15:47
93 A. DeBrincat R 2 0 2 -3 0 5 2 1 1 18:04
8 B. Chiarot D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 4 0 23:59
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 13:36
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:56
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 22:59
53 M. Seider D 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 2 0 24:39
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 16:05
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 27 22 5 .815 60:30 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 05:26 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund Tripping 2
2nd 05:40 Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane Tripping 2
2nd 08:29 Buffalo Sabres Josh Dunne Holding 2
2nd 15:37 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Interference 2
2nd 18:23 Detroit Red Wings Simon Edvinsson Hooking 2
3rd 05:37 Detroit Red Wings Simon Edvinsson High sticking 2
3rd 08:05 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Tripping 2
3rd 10:13 Detroit Red Wings Jonatan Berggren Interference 2
3rd 17:27 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Corey Syvret, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Jeremy Faucher
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Mason Geertsen, Alex Lyon, Jacob Bryson
Detroit Red Wings scratches
James van Riemsdyk, Travis Hamonic, Elmer Soderblom

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 15

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Ottawa Senators 0 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final Game page

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