Buffalo Sabres @ Detroit Red Wings

Preseason

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

1:51 - 3rd

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

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsDET

1-0-1, 0-0-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Thomas BordeleauT. Bordeleau#77
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Trevor KuntarT. Kuntar#52
Aidan McDonoughA. McDonough#27
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Matthew PecaM. Peca#13
Jason PolinJ. Polin#41
Jake RichardJ. Richard#70
Liam ValenteL. Valente#28
defensemen
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#44
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Vsevolod KomarovV. Komarov#76
Gavin McCarthyG. McCarthy#62
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Radim MrtkaR. Mrtka#57

											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	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	21	15:01	5:13	0:03	9:45	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	16:59	4:49	2:11	9:59	5	4	55.6
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	22:49	5:31	2:11	15:07	5	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	1	24	15:56	2:17	2:50	10:49	6	5	54.5
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:28	1:13	0:17	8:58	2	1	66.7
1	0	1	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	1	17	10:55	0:00	0:00	10:55	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	10:33	2:04	0:00	8:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	3	27	22:37	5:21	1:50	15:26	1	5	16.7
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	23	17:47	4:21	1:02	12:24	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:29	2:49	0:00	7:40	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13:57	2:07	0:00	11:50	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	11:21	0:00	0:01	11:20	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	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	23	19:22	0:00	4:28	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	5	19	15:01	0:00	0:46	14:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	19	16:05	0:00	0:00	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	2	21	17:01	0:05	0:41	16:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	21:30	2:08	3:45	15:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:49	0:00	0:51	12:58	0	0	0.0

Colten EllisC. Ellis#92
goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
14	1	13	.929	12	0	1	0	0	38:32	0
8	1	7	.875	4	3	0	0	0	18:00	0

Detroit Red Wings


forwards
Mason AppletonM. Appleton#22
Michael Brandsegg-NygardM. Brandsegg-Nygard#28
Andrew CoppA. Copp#18
Nate DanielsonN. Danielson#29
Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat#93
Sheldon DriesS. Dries#15
Emmitt FinnieE. Finnie#58
John LeonardJ. Leonard#43
Carter MazurC. Mazur#34
Lucas RaymondL. Raymond#23
Dominik ShineD. Shine#65
Wilmer SkoogW. Skoog#73
defensemen
Jacob Bernard-DockerJ. Bernard-Docker#25
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Anton JohanssonA. Johansson#42
Axel Sandin-PellikkaA. Sandin-Pellikka#44
Moritz SeiderM. Seider#53
William WallinderW. Wallinder#54

											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	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	14:39	0:08	2:13	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	14:14	1:38	0:00	12:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	24	19:40	3:18	2:45	13:37	12	12	50.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	19	15:21	3:13	1:24	10:44	4	11	26.7
0	0	-1	5	1	0	1	5	1	0	2	18	15:44	2:26	0:01	13:17	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:52	0:05	3:18	8:29	3	5	37.5
0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	5	0	0	22	15:50	1:06	2:29	12:15	6	1	85.7
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	9:28	1:03	0:00	8:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	16	11:30	1:54	0:00	9:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	19	18:20	3:52	0:00	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:29	0:00	2:52	6:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	14	10:00	0:14	0:00	9:46	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	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	19	20:11	0:00	2:52	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	17:38	0:16	2:32	14:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	17:46	1:23	3:01	13:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	23	19:32	1:43	2:27	15:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	4	3	0	0	26	22:29	3:51	2:11	16:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	22	15:04	0:00	2:15	12:49	0	0	0.0

Daniil TarasovD. Tarasov#80
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	2	17	.895	14	3	0	0	0	56:42	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.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	2
	Red Wings	1	0	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	DET
7:13		Sheldon Dries (1) Assists: Jacob Bryson (1), Wilmer Skoog (2)	2	2

2nd Period			BUF	DET
0:33		Jiri Kulich (1) Assists: Noah Ostlund (1), Radim Mrtka (1)	2	1

1st Period			BUF	DET
16:11		Axel Sandin-Pellikka (2) (Power Play) Assists: Anton Johansson (5), Emmitt Finnie (2)	1	1
10:48		Trevor Kuntar (1) Assists: Jake Richard (1)	1	0

Sheldon Dries lights the lamp for Red Wings

0:54

Jiri Kulich scores goal vs. Red Wings

0:42

Axel Sandin Pellikka nets power-play goal

0:39

Little Caesars Arena

7:00 PM, September 24, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Detroit, MI

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Mike Sullivan

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	3	0	0	6
Florida	2	0	1	5
Toronto	2	1	1	5
Boston	2	1	0	4
Detroit	1	0	1	3
Tampa Bay	1	1	1	3
Buffalo	1	1	0	2
Ottawa	0	2	1	1

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One day after Mark Messier said he was "horrified" by the Oilers' hiring of Mike Babcock, Edmonton forward Zach Hyman invited the Hall of Famer to see how the team is operating under the controversial coach's guidance.

Penguins' Kuzmenko takes leave after father killed by bear

Penguins' forward Andrei Kuzmenko is taking a leave of absence from the team after his father, Alexander, was killed by a bear while fishing in Russia on Tuesday.

Blue Jackets re-sign Adam Fantilli to 6-year, $82.5M deal

The Blue Jackets re-signed center Adam Fantilli to a six-year, $82.5 million contract.

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