Detroit Red Wings @ Buffalo Sabres

Preseason

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

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

3-1-0, 2-0-0 Home

Detroit Red Wings


forwards
Mason AppletonM. Appleton#22
Ondrej BecherO. Becher#57
Michael Brandsegg-NygardM. Brandsegg-Nygard#28
Andrew CoppA. Copp#18
Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat#93
Patrick KaneP. Kane#88
Marco KasperM. Kasper#92
Amadeus LombardiA. Lombardi#78
Carter MazurC. Mazur#34
Michael RasmussenM. Rasmussen#27
Gabriel SegerG. Seger#82
Eduards TralmaksE. Tralmaks#14
defensemen
Jacob Bernard-DockerJ. Bernard-Docker#25
Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot#8
Albert JohanssonA. Johansson#20
William LagessonW. Lagesson#84
Ian MitchellI. Mitchell#51
Axel Sandin-PellikkaA. Sandin-Pellikka#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	25	14:46	0:00	1:53	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	10:08	1:38	0:00	8:30	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	19	16:45	2:24	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	25	17:40	1:42	1:39	14:19	5	9	35.7
0	2	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:04	2:18	0:21	17:25	1	1	50.0
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	20:33	2:24	0:09	18:00	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	19:52	2:19	1:33	16:00	12	7	63.2
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:43	1:41	0:00	14:02	7	8	46.7
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	21	16:50	1:34	0:33	14:43	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	22	14:44	0:00	1:06	13:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	9:27	0:00	0:00	9:27	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	10:00	0:00	0:00	10:00	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	18:16	0:00	1:55	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:40	0:00	1:31	17:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	27	18:07	0:00	1:01	17:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	25	15:52	0:00	1:06	14:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	26	18:38	1:39	0:50	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	24:14	2:21	0:31	21:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sebastian CossaS. Cossa#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	4	16	.800	15	1	0	0	0	56:09	2

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Mason GeertsenM. Geertsen#55
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Jake LeschyshynJ. Leschyshyn#13
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Radim MrtkaR. Mrtka#57
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:28	0:39	1:20	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	17	11:58	0:09	0:00	11:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:26	0:00	0:00	12:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:26	0:40	0:00	9:46	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:58	0:09	0:37	13:12	5	5	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	10:08	0:00	0:00	10:08	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:18	0:38	2:02	13:38	9	8	52.9
1	2	3	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	21	20:18	2:44	2:04	15:30	6	5	54.5
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:24	0:09	0:00	10:15	0	0	0.0
2	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	20:02	2:44	0:00	17:18	5	7	41.7
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	18:00	2:43	1:58	13:19	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:08	2:45	0:00	13:23	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:09	0:00	1:21	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	27	21:40	0:40	1:49	19:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	27	22:46	2:52	2:09	17:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	23	18:01	0:00	0:00	18:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	21	17:03	0:00	1:19	15:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	26	20:47	0:48	1:21	18:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	24	2	0	0	0	60:00	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
	Red Wings	1	1	0	2
	Sabres	2	1	2	5

1st Period		DET	BUF
3:41	Rasmus Dahlin (1) Assists: Bowen Byram (1), Zach Benson (2)	0	1
12:17	Radim Mrtka (1) Assists: Konsta Helenius (2), Isak Rosen (1)	0	2
18:27	Patrick Kane (1) Assists: Alex DeBrincat (1)	1	2

2nd Period			DET	BUF
0:14		Tage Thompson (2) Assists: Josh Norris (2)	1	3
13:36		Marco Kasper (1) Assists: Ben Chiarot (1), Alex DeBrincat (2)	2	3

3rd Period			DET	BUF
0:37		Tage Thompson (3) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Tuch (1), Josh Norris (3)	2	4
19:47		Josh Norris (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Tage Thompson (1)	2	5

KeyBank Center

8:00 PM, 27 September 2025

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 11,872

Referees:
Alex Lepkowski
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	23	14	3	49
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	21	15	2	44
Buffalo	20	14	4	44
Boston	20	18	2	42
Ottawa	18	15	5	41
Toronto	17	15	6	40

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