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Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 4 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 4. Shots on goal: DET 31, BUF 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 DET 0-0 BUF; P2 DET 2-2 BUF; P3 DET 0-2 BUF.

Scoring plays: P2 03:00 J.T. Compher (assists: Albert Johansson, Jonatan Berggren) to make it DET 1-0 BUF; P2 11:37 Jason Zucker (assists: Jack Quinn, Conor Timmins) to make it DET 1-1 BUF; P2 16:28 Tyson Kozak (assists: Jack Quinn, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it DET 1-2 BUF; P2 18:20 Emmitt Finnie (assists: Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond) to make it DET 2-2 BUF; P3 04:15 Jack Quinn (assists: Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram) to make it DET 2-3 BUF; P3 08:10 Alex Tuch (assists: Josh Doan, Ryan McLeod) to make it DET 2-4 BUF. Top skaters: Jack Quinn (BUF) 1 G, 2 A; Ryan McLeod (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; J.T. Compher (DET) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): John Gibson (DET) 27 saves on 31, decision L; Colten Ellis (BUF) 29 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· BUF
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 11:40 TOI
Goals Β· BUF
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 19:19 TOI
Goaltending Β· BUF
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) Β· W
Season highs
Jack Quinn Β· Season-high 3 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

DET 1 largest lead P2 3:00 (DET 1, BUF 0)
BUF 2 largest lead P3 8:10 (DET 2, BUF 4) Β· 2-0 run, P2 11:37–P2 16:28
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 3:00 J.T. Compher (Albert Johansson, Jonatan Berggren) DET Β· wrist shot Β· DET 1, BUF 0
  • P2 11:37 Jason Zucker (Jack Quinn, Conor Timmins) BUF Β· wrist shot Β· DET 1, BUF 1
  • P2 16:28 Tyson Kozak (Jack Quinn, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF Β· wrist shot Β· DET 1, BUF 2
  • P2 18:20 Emmitt Finnie (Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond) DET Β· tip-in shot Β· DET 2, BUF 2
  • P3 4:15 Jack Quinn (Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram) BUF Β· Power play Β· slap shot Β· DET 2, BUF 3
  • P3 8:10 Alex Tuch (Josh Doan, Ryan McLeod) BUF Β· tip-in shot Β· DET 2, BUF 4

Linescore

123 T
DET 020 2
BUF 022 4

Shots on goal: DET 31, BUF 31

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

DETBUF
31Shots on goal31
67Shot attempts76
40Faceoff wins33
15Hits19
15Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways3
12Giveaways9
10Penalty minutes4
87.1%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
DET5111531
BUF1113731

🎯 Shot Map

Detroit Red Wings2 G Β· 51 attempts
Marco Kasper: missed the netJacob Bernard-Docker: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: saved (tip-in)Jacob Bernard-Docker: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: missed the netAxel Sandin-Pellikka: missed the netAndrew Copp: saved (wrist)Marco Kasper: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netBen Chiarot: missed the netMoritz Seider: saved (wrist)Jonatan Berggren: saved (wrist)J.T. Compher: goal (wrist)Dylan Larkin: saved (backhand)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netMason Appleton: saved (wrap-around)Jacob Bernard-Docker: saved (wrist)Albert Johansson: missed the netEmmitt Finnie: missed the netAlbert Johansson: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netMichael Brandsegg-NygΓ₯rd: saved (wrist)Jonatan Berggren: missed the netJonatan Berggren: missed the netAlbert Johansson: missed the netMichael Rasmussen: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: missed the netEmmitt Finnie: goal (tip-in)Ben Chiarot: missed the netMoritz Seider: missed the netMoritz Seider: saved (wrist)Lucas Raymond: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Michael Brandsegg-NygΓ₯rd: missed the netBen Chiarot: saved (wrist)Jonatan Berggren: saved (tip-in)Moritz Seider: saved (wrist)Michael Brandsegg-NygΓ₯rd: saved (wrist)J.T. Compher: saved (backhand)J.T. Compher: saved (backhand)Moritz Seider: saved (slap)James van Riemsdyk: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (tip-in)James van Riemsdyk: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: missed the netMichael Rasmussen: saved (tip-in)Michael Rasmussen: saved (wrist)Michael Brandsegg-NygΓ₯rd: saved (wrist)James van Riemsdyk: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved57% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net39% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres4 G Β· 54 attempts
Beck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Jason Zucker: saved (slap)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Bowen Byram: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: missed the netNoah Ostlund: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Zach Metsa: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Zach Benson: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (slap)Conor Timmins: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: saved (snap)Josh Doan: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netJason Zucker: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netZach Metsa: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tyson Kozak: goal (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (tip-in)Alex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netJiri Kulich: missed the netJack Quinn: goal (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (tip-in)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the net
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 27Saved50% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net43% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

DET skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
J.T. Compher L 101+130014:53
Emmitt Finnie C 101011013:05
Dylan Larkin C 011010019:48
Lucas Raymond L 011001018:09
Albert Johansson D 011+111215:15
Jonatan Berggren R 011+120014:59
Moritz Seider D 000051126:15
Ben Chiarot D 000011422:50
Simon Edvinsson D 000-200317:43
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 000-200017:35
Alex DeBrincat R 000-130016:42
Andrew Copp C 000023015:41
Marco Kasper C 000-211214:21
Michael Rasmussen C 000-133014:04
James van Riemsdyk L 000+110113:52
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 000+132113:41
Mason Appleton C 000-111113:23
Michael Brandsegg-NygΓ₯rd R 000-130011:02
DET goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
John Gibson L 273187.1456:49
BUF skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Quinn R 123+230011:40
Ryan McLeod C 022000217:57
Alex Tuch R 101040419:19
Tyson Kozak C 101+115215:46
Jason Zucker L 101022008:28
Conor Timmins D 011+211122:39
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+110220:41
Bowen Byram D 011+131019:42
Josh Doan R 011011018:58
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-121121:50
Zach Benson L 000000121:03
Tage Thompson C 000-150019:36
Owen Power D 000-110019:34
Jiri Kulich C 000-121115:41
Beck Malenstyn L 000033213:08
Peyton Krebs C 000002010:40
Noah Ostlund C 000+211109:58
Zach Metsa D 000011109:26
BUF goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Colten Ellis W 293193.5259:54

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

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