Detroit Red Wings 6, Buffalo Sabres 5: final score and stats
Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings 6 to Buffalo Sabres 5, on Monday, December 9, 2024 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings.
NHLMonday, December 9, 2024
DateDec 9, 2024
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance14,559
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Detroit Red WingsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
11-13-4Record11-13-4
7th in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
4-7Road record / home record4-6
WLLLLLast 5LLLLW
W1StreakL4
Team stats
Detroit Red WingsBuffalo Sabres
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.
Detroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonatan Berggren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:45 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Compher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:40 | 2:14 | 1:52 | 14:34 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:01 | 0:10 | 0:16 | 13:35 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:55 | 3:16 | 0:00 | 16:39 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Patrick Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 14:44 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 14:04 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Larkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:23 | 3:42 | 1:56 | 16:45 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 58.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Motte | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 9:21 | 0:02 | 1:53 | 7:26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 1:29 | 0:15 | 12:42 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:39 | 3:41 | 1:46 | 17:12 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 8:12 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 8:07 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chiarot | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:06 | 2:18 | 18:11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:05 | 0:01 | 1:43 | 21:21 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:57 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 13:14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Holl | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:48 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 13:57 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | 0:13 | 2:17 | 16:19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27:07 | 4:04 | 0:53 | 22:10 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Cossa | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .857 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 45:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Husso | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .571 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:55 | 2:19 | 0:23 | 15:13 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 14:39 | 0:00 | 2:46 | 11:53 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 | 1:41 | 0:30 | 14:03 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11:54 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 9:57 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 1:38 | 2:09 | 13:26 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 | 2:01 | 0:07 | 15:24 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 1:59 | 0:17 | 16:32 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:33 | 2:20 | 3:05 | 15:08 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:54 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 8:38 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 28:11 | 2:01 | 2:27 | 23:43 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Clifton | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:08 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 13:47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:50 | 0:02 | 0:04 | 20:44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18:26 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 18:18 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:57 | 2:01 | 3:04 | 19:52 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reimer | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .839 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 64:47 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres?
Detroit Red Wings won, 6-5, on Monday, December 9, 2024.
What was the final score of Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres?
Detroit Red Wings 6, Buffalo Sabres 5.
Who were the top performers?
Detroit Red Wings: Andrew Copp (2 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Jason Zucker (2 goals).
Where is Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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