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

		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

Josh Dunne hit Albert Johansson
Josh Dunne hit Albert Johansson
Andrew Copp shot blocked by Conor Timmins
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Joshua Norris hit Ian Mitchell
Jacob Bryson Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Jake Leschyshyn faceoff won against Ondrej Becher
Jake Leschyshyn Tip-In Wide Left
Konsta Helenius hit Ondrej Becher
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Joshua Norris faceoff won against Marco Kasper
Rasmus Dahlin Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (1), Zach Benson (2)
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Ondrej Becher
Radim Mrtka hit Gabriel Seger
Jake Leschyshyn hit Michael Rasmussen
Konsta Helenius Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Tyson Kozak Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Giveaway by Ryan Johnson
Ian Mitchell shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Left
Radim Mrtka Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Konsta Helenius (2), Isak Rosen (1)
Josh Dunne hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Ondrej Becher
Ryan Johnson Holding against Ian Mitchell
Ryan McLeod Slap Shot Wide Right
Rasmus Dahlin hit Marco Kasper
Tage Thompson Backhand Wide Right
Josh Norris Backhand Wide Right
Joshua Norris hit Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Joshua Norris faceoff won against Alex DeBrincat
Tage Thompson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Joshua Norris (2)
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Marco Kasper
Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Tage Thompson
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Josh Dunne Wrist Shot Wide Left
Josh Dunne hit Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Marco Kasper
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
Radim Mrtka hit Carter Mazur
Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Joshua Norris
Radim Mrtka hit Andrew Copp
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård shot blocked by Ryan Johnson
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Isak Rosen hit Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Conor Timmins hit Michael Rasmussen
Josh Dunne shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
Bowen Byram hit Marco Kasper
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Radim Mrtka
Tage Thompson hit Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Conor Timmins Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Ryan Johnson Backhand Wide Right
Bowen Byram Slap Shot Short
Joshua Norris faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Josh Dunne Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Josh Dunne hit Ben Chiarot
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Mason Geertsen hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
Alex Tuch hit Michael Rasmussen
Conor Timmins Cross-checking against Amadeus Lombardi
Patrick Kane shot blocked by Joshua Norris
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Gabriel Seger
Isak Rosen Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
William Lagesson shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
Tage Thompson Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (1), Joshua Norris (3)
Alex Tuch hit Ben Chiarot
Jake Leschyshyn faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Ian Mitchell shot blocked by Jake Leschyshyn
Tyson Kozak hit Ondrej Becher
Albert Johansson shot blocked by Josh Dunne
Ryan Johnson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Jason Zucker Deflected Wide Left
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Sebastian Cossa
Jake Leschyshyn hit Gabriel Seger
Mason Geertsen hit Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Patrick Kane shot blocked by Jacob Bryson
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Amadeus Lombardi
Amadeus Lombardi shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
Jake Leschyshyn faceoff won against Marco Kasper
Ian Mitchell shot blocked by Josh Dunne
Rasmus Dahlin hit Amadeus Lombardi
Radim Mrtka hit Marco Kasper
Jake Leschyshyn hit Ian Mitchell
Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
Joshua Norris faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Josh Dunne hit Albert Johansson
Radim Mrtka hit Alex DeBrincat
Joshua Norris faceoff won against Marco Kasper
Conor Timmins hit Michael Rasmussen
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Marco Kasper
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Left
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Andrew Copp
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
Joshua Norris Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (1)
Mason Appleton Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Patrick Kane Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Ben Chiarot
Giveaway by Carter Mazur
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Conor Timmins shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
Giveaway by Mason Appleton
Mason Appleton hit Mason Geertsen
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by William Lagesson
Puck in Netting
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Joshua Norris
Puck in Benches
Icing
Ondrej Becher hit Jacob Bryson
Eduards Tralmaks shot blocked by Gabriel Seger
Icing
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Ben Chiarot
Mason Appleton hit Bowen Byram
Puck in Benches
Ondrej Becher faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
Eduards Tralmaks hit Radim Mrtka
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård hit Isak Rosen
Gabriel Seger hit Mason Geertsen
Michael Rasmussen hit Conor Timmins
William Lagesson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Marco Kasper Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Icing
Off-side
Alex DeBrincat faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Goalie Stopped
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
Patrick Kane Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
TV Timeout
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Axel Sandin-Pellikka Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård hit Rasmus Dahlin
Ondrej Becher Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ian Mitchell Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Conor Timmins shot blocked by Carter Mazur
Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Mason Appleton
Patrick Kane Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (1)
William Lagesson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Carter Mazur faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Giveaway by William Lagesson
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Penalty Benches
Puck in Crowd
Goalie Stopped
Radim Mrtka shot blocked by Carter Mazur
Andrew Copp Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Michael Rasmussen
Konsta Helenius shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Ian Mitchell Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Crowd
Marco Kasper Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Mason Appleton Backhand Wide Left
Mason Appleton Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Ben Chiarot Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Amadeus Lombardi faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Ian Mitchell
Gabriel Seger hit Josh Dunne
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Conor Timmins shot blocked by Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Carter Mazur hit Conor Timmins
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Carter Mazur
Takeaway by Andrew Copp
Giveaway by Andrew Copp
Takeaway by Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Amadeus Lombardi hit Jacob Bryson
Icing
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
Alex DeBrincat Tip-In Wide Left
Andrew Copp Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Ondrej Becher faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
William Lagesson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Ondrej Becher faceoff won against Alex Tuch
William Lagesson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Amadeus Lombardi faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Albert Johansson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Puck in Crowd
Amadeus Lombardi faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
Puck in Netting
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
Ben Chiarot Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Marco Kasper Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Chiarot (1), Alex DeBrincat (2)
Albert Johansson hit Tyson Kozak
Michael Rasmussen Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Michael Rasmussen hit Ryan Johnson
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Joshua Norris
Axel Sandin-Pellikka Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Marco Kasper Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Ian Mitchell
Ondrej Becher hit Ryan Johnson
Goalie Stopped
Gabriel Seger faceoff won against Jake Leschyshyn
Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Johnson shot blocked by Eduards Tralmaks
Alex DeBrincat Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Andrew Copp Backhand Wide Right
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sebastian Cossa Delaying Game - Illegal play by goalie served by Ian Mitchell
Andrew Copp faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Andrew Copp faceoff won against Joshua Norris
William Lagesson hit Alex Tuch
Giveaway by Andrew Copp
Axel Sandin-Pellikka Slap Shot Wide Right
Axel Sandin-Pellikka Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Amadeus Lombardi faceoff won against Jake Leschyshyn
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård hit Konsta Helenius
Puck in Netting
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Goalie Stopped
Amadeus Lombardi faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
Gabriel Seger hit Bowen Byram
William Lagesson hit Joshua Norris
Patrick Kane Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Icing
Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Goalie Stopped
Albert Johansson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Patrick Kane
Puck in Crowd
Off-side
Amadeus Lombardi faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Michael Rasmussen hit Bowen Byram
Giveaway by William Lagesson
Ondrej Becher Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
Off-side
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Joshua Norris
Albert Johansson Tripping against Joshua Norris
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Ian Mitchell
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
Off-side
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
Marco Kasper hit Tyson Kozak
Puck in Netting
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Tage Thompson
Icing
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
Marco Kasper Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
Icing
Off-side
Giveaway by Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Icing

RED WINGS

SABRES

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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