Buffalo Sabres 2, Detroit Red Wings 3: final score and stats
Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 2 to Detroit Red Wings 3, on Thursday, September 24, 2026 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 24, 2026
DateSep 24, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVESPN+
Attendance15,887
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
1-1-1Record2-0-1
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record4-6
LWLWWLast 5LLLWL
L1StreakL3
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
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bordeleau | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:40 | 5:13 | 0:03 | 10:24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Danforth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 4:49 | 2:52 | 9:59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:35 | 5:31 | 3:21 | 15:43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:58 | 2:37 | 3:32 | 10:49 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:28 | 1:13 | 0:17 | 8:58 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Kuntar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:55 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Aidan McDonough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 8:29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23:56 | 5:23 | 2:28 | 16:05 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Peca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 | 4:21 | 1:02 | 12:24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Polin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 7:43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:19 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Valente | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:21 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 11:20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Gilbert | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 | 0:02 | 6:20 | 15:33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 14:15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vsevolod Komarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:05 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gavin McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:34 | 0:05 | 0:41 | 16:48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:17 | 2:30 | 5:04 | 15:43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Radim Mrtka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:22 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 12:58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .889 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41:59 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lyon | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .875 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18:00 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:39 | 0:08 | 2:13 | 12:18 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygard | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 12:36 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:36 | 5:10 | 2:45 | 13:41 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:19 | 4:32 | 1:24 | 11:23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:37 | 4:18 | 0:23 | 13:56 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheldon Dries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 | 0:05 | 3:18 | 8:29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 | 1:06 | 2:29 | 12:15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 8:25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Mazur | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:30 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 9:36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:13 | 5:44 | 0:22 | 15:07 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominik Shine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:29 | 0:00 | 2:52 | 6:37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer Skoog | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:00 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 9:46 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:55 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 17:58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:38 | 0:16 | 2:32 | 14:50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | 1:23 | 3:01 | 13:22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:33 | 1:43 | 2:49 | 16:01 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Moritz Seider | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 24:21 | 5:43 | 2:11 | 16:27 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| William Wallinder | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:21 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 12:49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Tarasov | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .895 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 60:24 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings?
Detroit Red Wings won, 3-2, on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings?
Buffalo Sabres 2, Detroit Red Wings 3.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Trevor Kuntar (1 goals). Detroit Red Wings: Sheldon Dries (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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