Buffalo Sabres 2, Detroit Red Wings 5: final score and stats
Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 2 to Detroit Red Wings 5, on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, September 25, 2025
DateSep 25, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Attendance16,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-1-0Record2-0-0
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
4-5Road record / home record4-6
LLLWLLast 5LLLLL
L3StreakL5
Team stats
Buffalo SabresDetroit Red Wings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveDetroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Danforth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:52 | 3:31 | 11:11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:28 | 6:18 | 1:11 | 10:59 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Josh Dunne | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:53 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 11:12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Riley Fiddler-Schultz | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:07 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:20 | 0:50 | 0:44 | 12:46 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:30 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 11:28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:03 | 6:15 | 2:06 | 11:42 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 3:38 | 11:13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 18:51 | 6:17 | 0:10 | 12:24 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:05 | 6:16 | 0:35 | 11:14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:14 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 12:25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Wahlberg | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:01 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 17:52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:46 | 0:51 | 3:34 | 18:21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Metsa | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:49 | 2:04 | 2:04 | 11:41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radim Mrtka | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:57 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 16:44 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 27:06 | 5:03 | 4:51 | 17:12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rathbone | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 12:48 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 10:57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandar Georgiev | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .875 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Appleton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 | 0:08 | 2:35 | 11:17 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygard | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:28 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 9:25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Andrew Copp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:04 | 3:38 | 1:38 | 10:48 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:14 | 3:40 | 2:40 | 10:54 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 | 1:39 | 0:36 | 12:39 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 | 3:03 | 0:20 | 12:39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 | 2:54 | 1:36 | 12:14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:41 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 11:03 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Mazur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 11:25 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:17 | 3:51 | 10:46 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:54 | 3:03 | 0:58 | 12:53 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:49 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 9:41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:06 | 0:14 | 1:52 | 14:00 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Chiarot | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 | 0:00 | 4:09 | 15:29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Johansson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:46 | 0:22 | 3:39 | 13:45 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:35 | 3:33 | 1:48 | 16:14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21:48 | 3:07 | 1:42 | 16:59 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Postava | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28:52 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Talbot | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .750 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31:08 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings?
Detroit Red Wings won, 5-2, on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings?
Buffalo Sabres 2, Detroit Red Wings 5.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Josh Doan (1 goals). Detroit Red Wings: Andrew Copp (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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