Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 5: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Red Wings 2 to Buffalo Sabres 5, on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings.
NHLSaturday, September 27, 2025
DateSep 27, 2025
Start time3:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Attendance11,872
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Detroit Red WingsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-2-0Record3-1-0
8th in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-7Road record / home record4-6
LLLLLLast 5LLLWL
L5StreakL3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Appleton | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:46 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 12:53 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Becher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 8:30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygard | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 16:45 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 14:21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:40 | 1:42 | 1:39 | 14:19 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:04 | 2:18 | 0:21 | 17:25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:33 | 2:24 | 0:09 | 18:00 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:52 | 2:19 | 1:33 | 16:00 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:43 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 14:02 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Mazur | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:50 | 1:34 | 0:33 | 14:43 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:44 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 13:38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Seger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduards Tralmaks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 16:21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:40 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 17:09 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Johansson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:07 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 17:06 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| William Lagesson | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 14:46 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:38 | 1:39 | 0:50 | 16:09 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:14 | 2:21 | 0:31 | 21:22 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Cossa | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .800 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 56:09 | 0 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:28 | 0:39 | 1:20 | 16:29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 11:49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Geertsen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:26 | 0:40 | 0:00 | 9:46 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:09 | 0:37 | 13:12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Leschyshyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:08 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:38 | 2:02 | 13:38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:18 | 2:44 | 2:04 | 15:30 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Rosen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:24 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 10:15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20:02 | 2:44 | 0:00 | 17:18 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 | 2:43 | 1:58 | 13:19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 13:23 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:09 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 15:48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:40 | 0:40 | 1:49 | 19:11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:46 | 2:52 | 2:09 | 17:45 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:01 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Radim Mrtka | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 15:44 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:47 | 0:48 | 1:21 | 18:38 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .929 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-2, on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
What was the final score of Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres?
Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 5.
Who were the top performers?
Detroit Red Wings: Patrick Kane (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson (2 goals).
Where is Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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