Buffalo Sabres @ Detroit Red Wings

Preseason

2-1-0, 1-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	0	2
Red Wings DET	2	3	0	5

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsDET

2-0-0, 2-0-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Riley Fiddler-SchultzR. Fiddler-Schultz#45
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Anton WahlbergA. Wahlberg#92
defensemen
Zac JonesZ. Jones#28
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Radim MrtkaR. Mrtka#57
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Jack RathboneJ. Rathbone#3

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	15:34	0:52	3:31	11:11	8	9	47.1
1	1	-1	1	2	0	2	4	2	0	0	21	18:28	6:18	1:11	10:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	18	11:53	0:00	0:41	11:12	6	5	54.5
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	9:07	0:00	0:00	9:07	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:20	0:50	0:44	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	12:30	0:00	1:02	11:28	7	7	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	20:03	6:15	2:06	11:42	3	7	30.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	14:51	0:00	3:38	11:13	0	0	0.0
1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	18	18:51	6:17	0:10	12:24	3	9	25.0
0	2	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	18:05	6:16	0:35	11:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	13:14	0:49	0:00	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	9:32	0:00	0:00	9:32	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	20	18:01	0:00	0:09	17:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	29	22:46	0:51	3:34	18:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:49	2:04	2:04	11:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	22	17:57	0:00	1:13	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	27:06	5:03	4:51	17:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:48	0:00	1:51	10:57	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alexandar GeorgievA. Georgiev#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	5	35	.875	29	3	3	0	0	60:00	0

Detroit Red Wings


forwards
Mason AppletonM. Appleton#22
Michael Brandsegg-NygardM. Brandsegg-Nygard#28
Andrew CoppA. Copp#18
Nate DanielsonN. Danielson#29
Emmitt FinnieE. Finnie#58
Marco KasperM. Kasper#92
Dylan LarkinD. Larkin#71
Amadeus LombardiA. Lombardi#78
Carter MazurC. Mazur#34
Michael RasmussenM. Rasmussen#27
Lucas RaymondL. Raymond#23
Elmer SoderblomE. Soderblom#85
defensemen
Jacob Bernard-DockerJ. Bernard-Docker#25
Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot#8
Albert JohanssonA. Johansson#20
Axel Sandin-PellikkaA. Sandin-Pellikka#44
Moritz SeiderM. Seider#53
Jacob TruscottJ. Truscott#62

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:00	0:08	2:35	11:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	16	12:28	3:03	0:00	9:25	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:04	3:38	1:38	10:48	8	4	66.7
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	17:14	3:40	2:40	10:54	2	4	33.3
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	14:54	1:39	0:36	12:39	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	19	16:02	3:03	0:20	12:39	4	1	80.0
1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	16:44	2:54	1:36	12:14	13	10	56.5
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:41	2:38	0:00	11:03	8	5	61.5
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:08	2:43	0:00	11:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	20	14:54	0:17	3:51	10:46	3	2	60.0
0	2	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:54	3:03	0:58	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:49	0:08	0:00	9:41	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	16:06	0:14	1:52	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	26	19:38	0:00	4:09	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	17:46	0:22	3:39	13:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	21:35	3:33	1:48	16:14	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	28	21:48	3:07	1:42	16:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	16:57	0:00	1:04	15:53	0	0	0.0

goalies
Michal PostavaM. Postava#35
Cam TalbotC. Talbot#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
10	0	10	1.000	6	3	1	0	0	28:52	0
8	2	6	.750	3	2	1	0	0	31:08	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	2
	Red Wings	2	3	0	5

1st Period		BUF	DET
5:39	Mason Appleton (1) (Shorthanded) Assists: Andrew Copp (1)	0	1
6:23	Noah Ostlund (1) (Power Play) Assists: Josh Doan (2), Jack Quinn (1)	1	1
9:04	Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (1) (Power Play) Assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (1), Nate Danielson (1)	1	2

2nd Period		BUF	DET
6:59	Josh Doan (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Quinn (2), Noah Ostlund (1)	2	2
10:04	Dylan Larkin (1) Assists: Jacob Bernard-Docker (1), Lucas Raymond (1)	2	3
12:35	Moritz Seider (1) Assists: Elmer Soderblom (1), Jacob Truscott (1)	2	4
18:23	Andrew Copp (1) Assists: Lucas Raymond (2)	2	5

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Little Caesars Arena

12:00 AM, 26 September 2025

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 16,347

Referees:
Carter Sandlak
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Dylan Blujus

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	25	13	6	56
Detroit	26	15	4	56
Tampa Bay	26	13	3	55
Buffalo	23	15	4	50
Toronto	21	15	7	49
Boston	23	19	2	48
Florida	22	18	3	47
Ottawa	20	18	5	45

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