Buffalo Sabres 5, Detroit Red Wings 4: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres 5 to Detroit Red Wings 4, on Saturday, November 15, 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.
NHLSaturday, November 15, 2025
DateNov 15, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVESPN+
Attendance19,515
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
6-8-4Record10-7-1
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record4-6
LLWLWLast 5LLLLW
L2StreakL4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16:10 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordan Greenway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 11:20 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 11:45 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:22 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 2:49 | 8:39 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:20 | 1:34 | 3:33 | 14:13 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 4:30 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:42 | 4:53 | 0:00 | 11:49 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 10:15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:07 | 4:28 | 0:12 | 13:27 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 43.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:20 | 1:16 | 3:43 | 13:21 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:28 | 1:58 | 0:33 | 17:57 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27:05 | 5:34 | 0:00 | 21:31 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:59 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 10:09 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | 0:54 | 1:49 | 14:52 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:31 | 0:00 | 4:45 | 17:46 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | 0:00 | 5:12 | 13:39 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .857 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 61:02 | 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 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:27 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 12:55 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonatan Berggren | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 9:23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.T. Compher | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:44 | 0:19 | 1:48 | 13:37 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:20 | 0:27 | 1:48 | 10:05 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:12 | 1:20 | 0:00 | 10:52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 18:04 | 4:53 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 1:13 | 0:34 | 12:39 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 4:53 | 0:00 | 12:13 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:47 | 1:40 | 1:08 | 12:59 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:53 | 4:51 | 2:57 | 14:05 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 1:17 | 1:44 | 8:24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:47 | 4:57 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 10:55 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23:59 | 0:22 | 4:35 | 19:02 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 15:51 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Albert Johansson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:36 | 0:06 | 1:27 | 12:03 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:59 | 1:34 | 0:59 | 20:26 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:39 | 5:01 | 2:09 | 17:29 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .815 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 60:30 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-4, on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings?
Buffalo Sabres 5, Detroit Red Wings 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson (1 goals). Detroit Red Wings: Alex DeBrincat (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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