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Detroit Red Wings 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Detroit Red Wings 5, Buffalo Sabres 2. Shots on goal: DET 20, BUF 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 DET 3-0 BUF; P2 DET 0-1 BUF; P3 DET 2-1 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 04:02 Alex DeBrincat (assists: Moritz Seider, Dylan Larkin) to make it DET 1-0 BUF; P1 09:11 Lucas Raymond (assists: Moritz Seider) to make it DET 2-0 BUF; P1 16:06 Marco Kasper (assists: Emmitt Finnie, James van Riemsdyk) to make it DET 3-0 BUF; P2 05:35 Tage Thompson (assists: Peyton Krebs, Conor Timmins) to make it DET 3-1 BUF; P3 15:46 Jacob Bernard-Docker (assists: Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat) to make it DET 4-1 BUF; P3 16:25 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Tanner Pearson, Bowen Byram) to make it DET 4-2 BUF; P3 18:17 Patrick Kane (assists: Alex DeBrincat) to make it DET 5-2 BUF. Top skaters: Alex DeBrincat (DET) 1 G, 2 A; Patrick Kane (DET) 1 G, 1 A; Moritz Seider (DET) 0 G, 2 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): John Gibson (DET) 28 saves on 30, decision W; Alex Lyon (BUF) 15 saves on 19, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET
Alex DeBrincat
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:56 TOI
Goals · DET
Patrick Kane
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:01 TOI
Goaltending · DET
John Gibson
28 saves on 30 shots (.933) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

DET 3 largest lead P1 16:06 (DET 3, BUF 0) · 3-0 run, P1 4:02–P1 16:06
BUF 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:02 Alex DeBrincat (Moritz Seider, Dylan Larkin) DET · Power play · wrist shot · DET 1, BUF 0
  • P1 9:11 Lucas Raymond (Moritz Seider) DET · Power play · snap shot · DET 2, BUF 0
  • P1 16:06 Marco Kasper (Emmitt Finnie, James van Riemsdyk) DET · wrist shot · DET 3, BUF 0
  • P2 5:35 Tage Thompson (Peyton Krebs, Conor Timmins) BUF · slap shot · DET 3, BUF 1
  • P3 15:46 Jacob Bernard-Docker (Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat) DET · snap shot · DET 4, BUF 1
  • P3 16:25 Rasmus Dahlin (Tanner Pearson, Bowen Byram) BUF · wrist shot · DET 4, BUF 2
  • P3 18:17 Patrick Kane (Alex DeBrincat) DET · Empty net · wrist shot · DET 5, BUF 2

Linescore

123 T
DET 302 5
BUF 011 2

Shots on goal: DET 20, BUF 30

Biggest Period

The Detroit Red Wings scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

DETBUF
20Shots on goal30
47Shot attempts58
24Faceoff wins19
11Hits27
14Blocked shots6
2Power-play goals0
6Takeaways6
18Giveaways16
8Penalty minutes14
93.3%Save %78.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
DET103720
BUF1112730

🎯 Shot Map

Detroit Red Wings5 G · 30 attempts
Andrew Copp: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: missed the netDavid Perron: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (tip-in)Alex DeBrincat: goal (wrist)Lucas Raymond: saved (snap)Albert Johansson: saved (snap)Lucas Raymond: goal (snap)Emmitt Finnie: saved (tip-in)Andrew Copp: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: missed the netEmmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Emmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Marco Kasper: missed the netMarco Kasper: goal (wrist)Moritz Seider: saved (snap)Lucas Raymond: missed the netBen Chiarot: saved (backhand)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)James van Riemsdyk: missed the netSimon Edvinsson: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netAndrew Copp: saved (snap)Dylan Larkin: saved (snap)Patrick Kane: saved (snap)Jacob Bernard-Docker: goal (snap)Dylan Larkin: missed the netPatrick Kane: goal (wrist)J.T. Compher: saved (snap)
  • 5Goals17% of attempts
  • 15Saved50% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net33% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres2 G · 51 attempts
Zach Benson: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (tip-in)Josh Norris: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (slap)Sam Carrick: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Tanner Pearson: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (snap)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netConor Timmins: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: goal (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 28Saved55% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net41% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex DeBrincat R 123+140018:56
Patrick Kane R 112+120018:01
Moritz Seider D 022+111329:48
Lucas Raymond L 101020020:14
Marco Kasper C 101011014:05
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 101011009:46
Dylan Larkin C 011011023:14
Emmitt Finnie C 011030013:02
James van Riemsdyk L 011+100009:17
Simon Edvinsson D 000+112024:06
J.T. Compher L 000010221:18
Justin Faulk D 000001320:11
Andrew Copp C 000+112318:47
Ben Chiarot D 000+110217:55
David Perron L 000001010:13
Albert Johansson D 000-111010:11
Mason Appleton C 000-100008:15
Dominik Shine R 000000104:41
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
John Gibson W 283093.3260:00
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rasmus Dahlin D 101+120023:30
Tage Thompson C 101040121:16
Bowen Byram D 011-133121:17
Conor Timmins D 011+111214:30
Peyton Krebs C 011+114013:12
Tanner Pearson L 011+101005:43
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-105021:51
Owen Power D 000-320020:58
Alex Tuch R 000+240018:51
Ryan McLeod C 000-100018:26
Jack Quinn R 000-160017:24
Jason Zucker L 000-121017:04
Zach Benson L 000-310016:55
Josh Norris C 000-124116:38
Josh Doan R 000-112015:18
Logan Stanley D 000+102112:05
Beck Malenstyn L 000012009:28
Sam Carrick C 000002006:46
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon L 151978.9457:57

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